A SOUTH-EAST ASIAN LOBED SILVER PLATE
Possibly Sri Lanka or Malay Archipelago, mid to late 19th century

Of circular shape, resting on a plain embossed base, the cavetto spreading to a lobed flattened rim, the centre engraved with a circular medallion with four hamsa ducks running after each other, the outer circular border with two pairs of makaras and two pairs of elephants against a lush and intricate background of vegetal tendrils, a band of fretwork to the rim, 30.5cm diam.