5 Dec 2012
11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19951
British and Continental Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19951
A late 19th century Indian silver cigarette box
by Grish Chunder Dutt, Calcutta, circa 1890
Repousse decorated hinged lid and sides each depicting rural village scenes of Bengal peasants ploughing the fields, fishing and preparing food, one side with a snake hunting a frog, all within a scenic landscape with huts in the background, with wood lined interior divided into two compartments, height 5.3cm, length 17.5cm.
Repousse decorated hinged lid and sides each depicting rural village scenes of Bengal peasants ploughing the fields, fishing and preparing food, one side with a snake hunting a frog, all within a scenic landscape with huts in the background, with wood lined interior divided into two compartments, height 5.3cm, length 17.5cm.
Estimate:
£500 - 700
€590 - 830
US$ 760 - 1,100
€590 - 830
US$ 760 - 1,100
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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