A 19th century Indian silver bowl Oomersi Mawji, Bhuj, circa 1880 The bowl of tall cylindrical form with broad flared rim, intricate repoussé scrolling leaf and flowers, the sides further incorporating animals, including a huntsman on an elephant, a boar, antelope being hunted and birds, over an acanthus lower band, spreading circular foot, height 13cm, diameter at top 15cm, weight 13.4oz, weight 418gms. Footnotes: From A Private collection of Indian and Burmese Colonial Silver Oomersi Mawji - Master Silversmith Oomersi Mawji is undoubtedly the most celebrated Indian silversmith and his work equal of the best silversmiths. Oomersi Mawji's decorative repertoire often included zoomorphic details, hunting scenes and wild animals amidst scrolling foliage and occasionally human figues as is illustrated in this bowl. The workshop under his guidance raised the quality of Kutch silver to an art form. Mawji was appointed royal silversmith to the Maharao of Kutch and is considered the best silversmith of nineteenth-century India. Works manufactured by Oomersi Mawji and sons are can be found in institutional collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing