An Indian white metal presentation casket

An Indian white metal presentation casket, the hinged lid with carved ivory lion finial, the front inscribed to 'His Excellency The Hon'ble Mr John Tarlton Whitty C.S.I, C.I.E, I.C.S, Governor of Bihar & Orissa by the Members of the Gaya District Board, 1935, set on elephant feet, 46cm wide, 18cm deep, 21cm high, approximately 3182g

Ivory Registration Reference: 6N5X7X5C

: with a letter from the Birmingham Assay Office, dated 1971 confirming that the casket is 889 parts per 1,000 fine silver content and the feet 908 parts per 1,000 fine silver content