An early 20^th century Anglo – Indian unmarked silver covered milk jug, Kashmir circa 1930

Raj period, of octagonal form with curved base, the spout opposite a squared off handle. The hinged domed lid surmounted by a domed finial. All over decorated with chased coriander pattern.

Length – 14 cm / 5.5 inches

Weight – 229 grams / 7.36 ozt

"In the 1930s a further curious hybrid developed incorporating aspects of the newly popular Art Deco into traditional designs." Wilkinson, W., (1999)., Indian Silver 1858-1947: Decorative Silver from the Indian Sub-Continent and Burma Made by Local Craftsmen in Western Forms. London, Wynyard R T Wilkinson, p. 108.