BURMESE SILVER PRESENTATION BOWL

A Burmese silver presentation.

The bowl has eight vignettes – fine and crisply repoussé worked  -of the Jataka tales of the life of Buddha.  The figures are very deeply worked and the faces are still there.

The polished rim of the bowl has the inscription :

PRESENTED TO LIEUT. AMD MRS JH KEITH STEWART BY THE OFFICERS 39TH GARHWAL RIFLES 30 SEPT 1898

The 39th Garhwal Rifles was set up in 1887 as part of the Bengal Army

It then became “The Royal Garhwal Rifles” as part of the British Indian Army, and after the Independence of India, it was incorporated into the Indian Army and is one of its most decorated regiments.

The inscription very much adds to the historic value of this bowl

The bowl is made by the Peacock maker who was known to have made pieces for the Burmese royal family

This exceptionally heavy Burmese bowl is a superb addition to anyone’s collection.

This quality is rarely found