Covered Vase
Srinagar, Kashmir, India
circa 1890
Inventory no.: 218
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Fine Pair of Pepper Pots
Cutch, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 209
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Large Lucknow Silver Bowl
Lucknow, India
circa 1890
Inventory no.: 189
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Three Piece Silver Tea Set
Cutch, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 197
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Pair of Indian Silver Anklets
India (probably Rajasthan)
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 255
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Fourteen Silver Lingam Boxes (Ayigalu)
South India
18th-19th centuries
Inventory no.: 250
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Large Silver Lingam Box (Ayigalu)
South India
19th century
Inventory no.: 251
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Chased Silver Cane or Parasol
Handle
North India
19th century
Inventory no.: 653
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Fine Pair of Pepper Pots
Cutch, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 699
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Elephant Toe-nail Cigar Dish by Peter Orr
Madras, India
circa 1855
Inventory no.: 628
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Parcel-Gilt Silver Pomander with Rose-cut Diamonds, Sapphires & Malachite
West India or Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
19th century
Inventory no.: 746
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Bidri Silver-Inlaid Water Bottle (Surahi)
Bidar, India
circa 1820
Inventory no.: 800
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Three-Piece Silver Gilt ‘Kang-Style’ Tilted Tea Set
Srinagar, Kashmir, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 829
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Repousse Silver Dish
Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon )
19th century
Inventory no.: 840
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Repousse Box with Hinged Lid
India
19th century
Inventory no.: 587
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Silver-Inlaid Bidri Water Flask
(Surahi) & Lid
Bidar, India
circa 1890
Inventory no.: 885
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High-Grade Silver Tea Caddy
Cutch, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 920
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Octagonal Repoussed Silver Tea Caddy
Karachi, Pakistan
circa 1910
Inventory no.: 1168
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Small Silver Dish Repoussed with Bherunda Pakshaya Motif
Sri Lanka
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 1179
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Pair of Silver Casters with Arabic Inscription
Calcutta, India
circa 1820
Inventory no.: 1174
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High-Grade Silver Teapot in the Style of P. Orr
Madras, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 1223
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Unusual Chased & Parcel Gilded Silver Water Flask (Surahi)
Lucknow, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 1294
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Engraved & Gilt Cigarette Case
Kandy, Sri Lanka
circa 1910
Inventory no.: 1245
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Repoussed Silver Dish
Kandy, Sri Lanka
19th century
Inventory no.: 1261
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Gilded Filigree Card Case
Orissa, India
circa 1820
Inventory no.: 1267
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Large Chased Silver Jewellery Casket
Kandy, Sri Lanka
circa 1870
length: 36cm
Inventory no.: 1311
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Silver Lidded Box
Kandy, Sri Lanka
19th century
Inventory no.: 1287
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Larger Repoussed Silver Dish
Kandy, Sri Lanka
19th century
Inventory no.: 1322
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Extremely Fine Six-Piece Silver Teaset
Cutch, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 1388
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Rare Repoussed & Chased Silver Tinder Tube
Trichinopoly, India
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 1443
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Chased Silver Beaker
Kashmir, India
circa 1870
Inventory no.: 1508
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Three Miniature or Single-bud Silver Vases
Cutch, India
circa 1885
Inventory no.: 385
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Tall, Baluster Chased Silver Vase
India
circa 1920
height: 28cm
Inventory no.: 1523
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Bidri Hookah Base Vase
Bidar, India
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 1447
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From where do we source our items? We do not go on buying trips to Asia. Nor do we actively buy from dealers or suppliers based in Asia. We do not source
items from India itself for example. Almost all the items stocked by Michael Backman Ltd have been sourced from the UK - from old collections. Countless items were
brought to the UK during the colonial era by colonial administrators and the like. Other items were made in Asia for export to the UK – the UK was wealthy early: it has
been a major destination for the world’s exports for hundreds of years.  This means that most of our items have been in the UK for at least sixty to two hundred years.
  The conditions in which they have been kept often has been very good – the climate is kind, and there are relatively few pests. Many items were acquired as
keepsakes and curios, meaning that they stopped being used once they came to the UK. This too has helped to preserve them and their conditions often are far
better than had they remained in their home countries. Buying from old UK sources means that the items have good provenance; it helps to avoid fakes, and items
that have been amended or embellished. It also means that our items are obtained legally – today, most countries in Asia prohibit the export of their antiques. So,
because of its colonial past, the UK is perhaps the world’s biggest source of genuine antiques from Asia, perhaps more so than Asia itself, and that is the source into
which we tap.
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Large Chased Silver Water Jug
Cutch, India
circa 1880
height: 28.5cm
Inventory no.: 1544
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Gentleman’s Desk Smoking Ensemble with Lapis Lazuli & Mother-of-Pearl
Kashmir, India
circa 1910
Inventory no.: 1527
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Silver Filigree Salver
India, probably Cuttack, Orissa
19th century
Inventory no.: 1558
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Highly Unusual Four-Piece Silver Tea & Coffee Set
Calcutta, India
circa 1890
Inventory no.: 1556
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Silver Document Holder by Grish Chunder Dutt & Sons
Calcutta, India
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 1585
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Indo-Portuguese Silver Filigree Paan Box
Goa, India
17th century
Inventory no.: 1554
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