An antiques gallery with a speciality in Indian art.Website: http://kotharisofrajgarh.com/ The information provided is usually well referenced.
We have long felt that there need to be avenues in India from where one can buy authenticated, legal and rationally priced antiquities. Moreover we believe such ventures form an essential part of any conservation effort. Thus we set up this dealership with the intention of focusing on Indian antiquities- however we also also include a fair number of other antiques- European, Oriental and so on, so
30/03/2015
SOLD.
A pair of antique silver table bowls, Calcutta, Late 19th century.
Made by and marked for 'Grish, Chunder and Dutt " of Bhowanipore, Calcutta.
Such rural scenes are typical of and unique to the Calcutta factories.
Some stunning antique pieces of Indian and English silver
12/01/2015
A small antique hallmarked English ladies coin purse.
12/01/2015
A small antique hallmarked English silver ladies coin purse.
09/01/2015
Some stunning antique pieces of Indian and English silver
09/01/2015
SOLD.
A complete cruet set in English silver. With hallmarks for Birmingham, 1902.
All the Victorian and Edwardian kitchen items are now SOLD!
05/11/2014
A huge and heavy copper contintental (European) cake mould.
c19th century.
Late Victorian
05/11/2014
A very quaint collection of English and continental kitchenalia from the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
19/10/2014
A superb antique boxed set of weighing scales- only one tiny weight is missing.
Such scales would have been used to weigh precious metals, jewelry or even spices.
17/10/2014
An antique Victorian hydrometer- dated to the 1870s.
This is a complete boxed hydrometer- inscribed "Made in England" "ACCOSSION", and is also dated.
08/08/2014
During the colonial era, cheap mill processed textiles from Manchester ruined the handloom industry in India. These mill processed textiles came in large 'thaans' and these thaans had very interesting labels.
Today these labels are very collectible- not only because of their interesting subject matter but also because these seemingly benign labels represent one of the most tumultuous periods of colonial India, ultimately culminating in the Swaraj movement.
These labels are also collectible for people interested in the history of Calcutta.