A late 19th century white metal (tests as sterling quality silver), very fine quality repousse decorated jar and cover.This superbly detailed low profile jar and cover are raised onto three shaped and engraved feet. The body of the jar has a bulbous profile which is deeply decorated with hand worked repousse panels with pairs of seated figures separated with scrolled panelling and ornate boarders.The cover has similar intricate fine decorative work with numerous single figures within a matching scrolled and panelled boarder.At the raised and moulded centre there is a further foliate and acanthus boarder rising to a mythical beast which acts as a finial or lifting knob.The cover has been beautifully made and has a very precise push on fit, which is remarkable bearing in mind this intricate and decorative piece would have been hand worked out of a flat sheet, unlike European pieces of silver, which are often cast or spun to produce their profile.Indian, circa 1900...