ANTIQUE 20thC INDIAN SOLID SILVER THREE PIECE TEA SET, GRISH CHUNDER DUTT c.1900
Antique early 20th Century Indian solid silver three piece tea set. Repoussé decorated in relief with figures, floral patterns, villages in a landscape and farming life, this type of decoration is typically from Calcutta, more precisesly from Bovanipore, where, among others, the silver manufacturer Dutt had a prolific workshop operating from the late 19th Century unitl the early 20th. All pieces are hallmarked "Grish Chunder Dutt, Bhowanipore, Calcutta".
Reference Number: A11018
Antique early 20th Century Indian solid silver three piece tea set. Repoussé decorated in relief with figures, floral patterns, villages in a landscape and farming life, this type of decoration is typically from Calcutta, more precisesly from Bovanipore, where, among others, the silver manufacturer Dutt had a prolific workshop operating from the late 19th Century unitl the early 20th. All pieces are hallmarked "Grish Chunder Dutt, Bhowanipore, Calcutta".
Reference Number: A11018
Antique early 20th Century Indian solid silver three piece tea set. Repoussé decorated in relief with figures, floral patterns, villages in a landscape and farming life, this type of decoration is typically from Calcutta, more precisesly from Bovanipore, where, among others, the silver manufacturer Dutt had a prolific workshop operating from the late 19th Century unitl the early 20th. All pieces are hallmarked "Grish Chunder Dutt, Bhowanipore, Calcutta".
Reference Number: A11018
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Grish Chunder Dutt is considered, along with Hamilton & Co, the most important silversmith working in Calcutta.
The firm was established in 1872 and was based in Bhowanipore, a suburb of Calcutta. The workshop produced all sort of silverware, from claret jugs to tea services, boxes and cups. In contrast to the polished and minimal style of Hamilton & Co., Grish style was incredibly elaborated and tactile, often depicting farming life, Indian villages and traditional folklore scenes characterised by a naive taste and a deep sense of perspective.
Thanks to the superb quality of their craftsmanship, the firm became very popular among British and Indian royalty and aristocracy. Among their customers it is worth to mention the Baron Chelmsford (Viceroy and Governor General of India), the Earl of Elgin and the maharajas of Cooch Behar and Jammu & Kashmir.
Grish received the highest award for silver model from C.P. & Berar exhibition, Nagpur 1908, and gold medal from Calcutta Industrial & Agricultural Exhibition 1906-7. The business stayed within the family until 1947 when it definitely closed.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Teapot
Height: 18cm // 7.09 inches
Width: 23cm // 9.06 inches
Depth: 12.5cm // 4.92 inches
Weight: 745g // 23.96 ozt
Milk Jug
Height: 10.5cm // 4.13 inches
Width: 12cm // 4.72 inches
Depth: 8.5cm // 3.35 inches
Weight: 205g // 6.59 ozt
Sugar Bowl
Height: 6cm // 2.36 inches
Diameter: 11.5cm // 4.53 inches
Weight: 180g // 5.79 ozt