A fine large early 20th century Anglo - Indian Raj unmarked silver bowl, Lucknow circa 1920 by an El

A fine large early 20th century Anglo - Indian Raj unmarked silver bowl, Lucknow circa 1920 by an Elephant and Tree maker of bellied circular form in ‘hunting pattern’, the body with embossed decoration of a continuous hunting frieze showing an elephant caparisoned with figures thrusting a tiger up with it’s trunk while another tiger pounces from behind, then two figures on horseback pursuing wild boar, then three figures spearing two wild beasts, another scene with two elephants caparisoned with spear and gun wielding figures where one elephant grapples with a tiger in the trunk, the final scene with a tiger slaying a figure while another atop a camel uses a gun and another atop a horse thrusts a spear. All of these separated by trees, all against grass motifs and a matted ground. A wavy boarder above with foliate scrolls and beading, beneath scene a boarder of arched acanthus leaves. A chased and matted makers sigil below of an elephant passant among trees and grassland encircled in bead and leaf boarders.  Diameter – 29 .5 cm / 11.5 inches Height – 20 cm / 8 inches Weight – 1806 grams / 58.06 ozt A smaller bowl of this indicative Lucknow form with a hunting pattern, 16 cm in height also by an elephant and tree maker is illustrated in Wilkinson, W., (1999)., Indian Silver 1858-1947: Decorative Silver from the Indian Sub-Continent and Burma Made by Local Craftsmen in Western Forms. London, Wynyard R T Wilkinson, P. 136