Description & Technical information

12.5cm high with cover; saucer 14.5cm high; cup 8.5cm diameter
A cup, saucer and lid with a band of stippled engraved decoration. 


Stock no.: A3789

Date:  19th century
Period:  19th century, 1750-1850, 1850-1900
Origin:  India
Medium: silver
Signature: One side of the cup engraved, “S. M. Moens Esq RE” within an oval garland of leaves. The other side engraved in Persian nasta'liq, “The son of Raja Misir Baijnath, ra'is of Bareilly Misir Babu Ganga Prasad”.

Dimensions: 12.5 cm (4⁷/₈ inches)
Categories: Oriental and Asian Art, Silver