Indian Colonial Silver, A Fine Repoussed And Engraved Kutch (Cutch) Silver Mounted English Manganese Glass Jug Marked OM (Oomersi Mawji) Bhuj, Kutch-Gujarat, India Circa 1880.

Identification Number: 391
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Description

The 19th. Century English made Manganese glass bottle with flattened sides, the shoulder, neck and strap handle with relief decoration with incised detailing depicting birds amidst floral foliage, the lower silver mount pierced and incised depicting hunting scenes of wild animals on a floral foliate background, both sections with acanthus boarders.
The bottle silver stopper is decorated with flower shaped bud.
The bottle base is marked with OM BHUJ.

Condition: traces of old minor repair.

Dimensions:-

25 cm high.
16 cm.diam. width at the large section of body.

References:-

For almost an identical jug please see sold Lot 302 at, Bonham’s Auctioneers, Islamic & Indian Art, 4th of October 2011, New Bond Street, London.