Beschreibung:

A fine and rare early 20th century Burmese silver three-piece coffee set on tray, Rangoon dated 1907 Comprising a coffee pot, milk jug, a twin handled sugar bowl, and a tray. The tray of octagonal form upon four cast ball and claw feet. The broad edge with embossed decoration of seated figures against a pierced ground of foliate scrolls, the field centre with a flat chased large peacock displayed within a circular cartouche reserved with flat chased fruiting vine against a textured ground. The edge of cartouche engraved with a presentation inscription reading “Presented to A. E. Potter Esq. by the brothers of St Paul’s Rangoon on the occasion of his marriage April 22nd 1907.” The set of globular form with tall cylindrical upper section, the body with a curved spout opposite a cast handle formed as a standing female figure, the pull off domed lid surmounted by a detachable cast genuflecting male figure in traditional dress, all above an acanthus leaf calyx. The lower sections with embossed decoration of figures; on the coffee pot kneeling, on the milk jug including Rama firing his arrow, on the sugar bowl Maricha transforming himself into a golden deer, all against a textured ground between bands of stylised acanthus leaves. The upper sections each finely chased with a peacock displayed reserved with fruiting vine. The milk and sugar with cast handles formed as kneeling women. Each chased underneath with a peacock displayed. (4) Tray length – 34 cm / 13.35 inches Coffee pot height – 19.7 cm / 7.75 inches Weight – 2617 grams / 84.14 ozt