Indian Silver Art during the raj period, from Kutch, Gujarat.

Finely Chased ‘Moon’ Flask Kutch, India circa 1880 height: 18.3cm, width: 14cm, thickness: 9.5cm, weight: 546g This very decorative solid silver flask has been chased all over with Islamic-inspired scrolling leaf and flower work that is typical of colonial Kutch silver work. The work on this example is particularly fine and the chasing is unusually  … Read more

This is a colonial Indian silver cup from Kutch of unusual quality – the photographs do not sufficiently convey its superior quality. Of baluster form, with an everted lip and a curved ‘S’-shaped handle, it is finely chased in unusually high relief with Islamic-inspired scrolling flower and foliage motifs against a finely tooled background. The  … Read more

This robust torque made from thick silver wire and wires wrapped with finer silver wire was worn by a range of women in the Kutch area of Gujarat, including both Hindu and Muslim women. Such a prominent article of jewellery typically was presented to a bride as part of her dowry by either her father  … Read more

Monumental Silver Water Jug by Shamji Mukonji Kutch, India circa 1880 height: 34cm, weight: 1.145kg This rare and spectacular water jug is unusually tall at 34cm in height. It is decorated all over with dense scrolling foliage and flowers. The sides are engraved with Persian-style hunting scenes – a boar being hunted by a princely  … Read more

Much Indian silver has no maker`s mark. However Kutch Silver can be distinguished by its closely worked, foliate, répoussée designs. This répoussée work was accomplished by first creating the form of the piece, then filling it with a resin compound and working the silver from the outside, hammering it into the supporting resin. When the work was complete, the piece was heated until the resin filling melted, then emptied out, leaving a stunningly decorated object.

Chased Silver Jug with Lizard Handle Kutch, India circa 1880 height: 28cm, width: 14cm, weight: 945g This fine and unusual claret or wine jug is made of solid silver. It has a slightly compressed spherical body, a flattened base, and a long, thin neck with opens to a wider mouth with an undulating lip. The  … Read more

Large Silver-Gilt Covered ‘Jubilee’ Presentation Cup with Handles Kutch, India before 1886 height: 44.5cm, width: 28cm, weight: 1,884g This large and magnificent presentation cup and cover is almost unique in that it is entirely gilded. It was exhibited at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, staged at South Kensington in London in 1886 (see an image  … Read more

High-Grade Silver Tea Caddy Kutch, India circa 1880 height: 13cm, width: 7.2cm, weight: 300g This extremely finely chased box-like tea caddy with a tight-fitting domed lid is of higher than sterling grade silver. It is decorated on all sides and on top with panels of scrolling foliage and flowers, typical of the very best of  … Read more

Three-Piece Silver Tea Set Karachi, India/Pakistan circa 1905 height of teapot: 18cm, length: 23.5cm weight of teapot: 690g; combined weight of set: 1.344kg This three-piece tea set is finely chased and embossed with panels of plain arches infilled with scrolling foliage and flowers against a ring-mat background. The spout of the teapot has a wonderful  … Read more

This extraordinary pair of candlesticks might well be unique. Certainly no equivalent pair has been published in any of the major reference books on colonial Indian silver, nor exhibited in any exhibitions. The pair are typically Cutch in motifs: they are chased all over with Islamic-inspired scrolling foliage and flowers against a ring-mat background. Of  … Read more

Colonial Kutch silver coffee pots in the shape of the Middle Eastern dallah coffee pots are comparatively rare. Most such colonial silverware produced in Kutch was made to order for colonial British clients. But the shape of this coffee pot suggests the underlying links that Kutch had with traders from Oman and the rest of  … Read more

This splendid six-piece tea set is a particularly fine example of colonial Indian silversmithing. Each piece is perfectly formed and finely chased with the Islamic-influenced scrolling tendril and flower pattern against a finely tooled background that is typical of Kutch work. The set comprises a teapot, a sugar bowl, a creamer, a cup and saucer,  … Read more

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This elegant colonial Indian tea set is fashioned from high-grade, solid silver. Each piece has been finely chased with typically Kutch scrolling flowers and foliage against a finely tooled background and within ribbed borders. The foot of each piece is wide and flared and similarly chased. Teapot has a domed, hinged lid topped with a  … Read more

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