Lot Essay
A similar curry pan by William Henry Twentyman is illustrated in Wynard R.T. Wilkinson, Indian Colonial Silver, 1973, p. 123, fig. A.158.
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MAKER'S MARK OF FRANÇOIS DORMIEUX, CALCUTTA, CIRCA 1820
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AN INDIAN COLONIAL SILVER CURRY PAN**
Maker's mark of François Dormieux, Calcutta, circa 1820
Circular, with reeded rim, applied with two silver brackets, one with a removable silver handle with turned horn insulator, the other with conical silver socket and baluster horn handle, the detachable cover with silver and horn baluster finial, the body and cover engraved with initials IMC, marked on base
The bowl 5¼in. (13.4cm.) diameter, (29.2cm.); gross weight 23oz. (715gr.)
Maker's mark of François Dormieux, Calcutta, circa 1820
Circular, with reeded rim, applied with two silver brackets, one with a removable silver handle with turned horn insulator, the other with conical silver socket and baluster horn handle, the detachable cover with silver and horn baluster finial, the body and cover engraved with initials IMC, marked on base
The bowl 5¼in. (13.4cm.) diameter, (29.2cm.); gross weight 23oz. (715gr.)