An unusual 19th century Indian silver bowl and stand unmarked Cylindrical form, repoussé and chased, with upper and lower borders of foliate scrolls, the central frieze of the bowl is chased with the ten avatars of Vishnu, depicting Matsya (the fish) Koorma (the tortoise) Varaha (the boar) Narasimha (as a lion-man figure about to devour a human) Vamana (the dwarf) Parasurama (the figure with an axe, a bow and an arrow) Rama Krishna (on a cobra throne) Balarama (elder brother of Krishna) Kalki (the warrior), set above with small reserves each centred with a varying animal and below with animal masks, the bowl detaches from the stand, the tapering curved sides with varying deities among foliate scrolls and flowers further interspersed with birds, height 20cm, diameter at top 20.5cm, weight 53.8oz. Footnotes: From A Private collection of Indian and Burmese Colonial Silver Provenance: From Michael Backman, London, September 2011. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing