ANTIQUE 20thC INDIAN BURMESE SOLID SILVER SCULPTURAL TEA SET ON TRAY c.1920
20th Century Burmese Colonial Silver three piece tea set on a tray, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl and cream jug on a tray, each piece is highly-decorative, chased and repoussed with various scenes from Burmese floklore and animals, the sculptural teapot applied with a cast figural handle and the spout is embellished with a grotesque mask and terminates with a naga head, each cover is surmounted by a "to-aung" (bull-lion) finial, the shaped-oval tray is also chased with similar scenes, twin cast handles and chased with dancing figures.
Acid tested shows a 900+ silver standard, probably dates to the 1920's.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A3333
20th Century Burmese Colonial Silver three piece tea set on a tray, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl and cream jug on a tray, each piece is highly-decorative, chased and repoussed with various scenes from Burmese floklore and animals, the sculptural teapot applied with a cast figural handle and the spout is embellished with a grotesque mask and terminates with a naga head, each cover is surmounted by a "to-aung" (bull-lion) finial, the shaped-oval tray is also chased with similar scenes, twin cast handles and chased with dancing figures.
Acid tested shows a 900+ silver standard, probably dates to the 1920's.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A3333
20th Century Burmese Colonial Silver three piece tea set on a tray, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl and cream jug on a tray, each piece is highly-decorative, chased and repoussed with various scenes from Burmese floklore and animals, the sculptural teapot applied with a cast figural handle and the spout is embellished with a grotesque mask and terminates with a naga head, each cover is surmounted by a "to-aung" (bull-lion) finial, the shaped-oval tray is also chased with similar scenes, twin cast handles and chased with dancing figures.
Acid tested shows a 900+ silver standard, probably dates to the 1920's.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A3333
DESCRIPTION
Antique 20th Century rare and magnificent Burmese Colonial Solid Silver three piece tea set on a tray, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl and cream jug on a tray, each piece is highly-decorative, chased and repoussed with various scenes from Burmese floklore and animals, the sculptural teapot applied with a cast figural handle and the spout is embellished with a grotesque mask and terminates with a naga head, each cover is surmounted by a "to-aung" (bull-lion) finial, the shaped-oval tray is also chased with similar scenes, twin cast handles and chased with dancing figures.
The set is exceptionally decorative and heavy, the whole set weights 4.320 kilos of high-grade silver (acid tested shows a 900+ silver standard).
The set appears to be unmarked (Burmese silver is rarely marked), it probably dates to the 1920's.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - no damage.
TEAPOT
Height: 18.8cm
Width: 28.2 x 17.5cm
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 12.5cm
Width: 16.5 x 10.5cm
CREAM JUG
Height: 9cm
Width: 15 x 9.3cm
TRAY
Width: 63.2 x 37.7cm
TOTAL WEIGHT: 4320g
