Burmese Repoussed & Engraved Silver Octagonal Dish

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This fine and unusual dish of solid silver is the product of Burmese silversmiths who produced items for the colonial market. It has eight sides and a rim that is repoussed in very high relief with sixteen animals such as lions, hares and birds, all against a tooled background.

The centre of the dish has been engraved with a deer before trees and surrounded by a border of chased foliate scrolling.

The dish is in very fine condition.