CALCUTTA - A RARE INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE FOOTED BOWL
GRISH, CHUNDER & DUTT, BHOWANIPORE CALCUTTA
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: The Fiona Buchanan Indian Silver Collection | Wednesday 4th March at 10am
Description
The hemi-spherical bowl with rivet style band, to a spreading square foot with similar detail, with liner
Dimensions
25.5cm diameter 57.4oz (gross)
Provenance
Lyon & Turnbull, Jewellery, Watches & Silver 07 December 2021, lot 10
Footnote
Grish Chunder Dutt (1872 -1947)
Based in Bhowanipore, in Calcutta. The firm established themselves as one of the leading silversmiths of the area. The firm were renowned for their village pattern scenes depicting Bengali rural and farming life, and also bamboo and dragon pattern inspired by Chinese Export silver. Unlike the firm of Hamilton & Co., who were renowned for beautifully crafted yet simplistic and paired back designs. Their success can be seen with the gold medal at Calcutta Industrial Exhibition in 1906 and the highest award at C.P & Berar Exhibition in Nagpur, in 1908.