WITHDRAWN An Indian brass and ivory mounted dinner gong, early 20th century, the gong engraved Presented to Edmund Horswell Esq. by the Clerical Staff of Account's department MESSERS The Burma Oil Co Ltd, Rangoon 12.4.26, suspended from carved tusks with natural scenes and foliate designs, terminating with carved figures, with ebonised padded velvet beater, on an ebonised base carved with leaf detail border, 61cm wide; with an accompanying silver scroll case, the cartouche with matching engraving, all over repousse work design of recurrent medallions each with animal motif, 33.5cm long, containing scroll pertaining to the presentation of the gong Provenance: A scroll message from the 'The Clerical Staff (Accountants' Department), MESSRS, THE BURMAH OIL, Co., Ltd) highlighting the gifting of the gong 'on your retirement from the company...as a token of our esteem and regard...'. With accompanying newspaper cutting titled 'Fairwell to Mr Horswell: Pleasing function at Vienna Cafe'. An Indian brass and ivory mounted dinner gong, early 20th century, the gong engraved Presented to Edmund Horswell Esq. by the Clerical Staff of Account's department MESSERS The Burma Oil Co Ltd, Rangoon 12.4.26, suspended from carved tusks with natural scenes and foliate designs, terminating with carved figures, with ebonised padded velvet beater, on an ebonised base carved with leaf detail border, 61cm wide; with an accompanying silver scroll case, the cartouche with matching engraving, all over repousse work design of recurrent medallions each with animal motif, 33.5cm long, containing scroll pertaining to the presentation of the gong Provenance: A scroll message from the 'The Clerical Staff (Accountants' Department), MESSRS, THE BURMAH OIL, Co., Ltd) highlighting the gifting of the gong 'on your retirement from the company...as a token of our esteem and regard...'. With accompanying newspaper cutting titled 'Fairwell to Mr Horswell: Pleasing function at Vienna Cafe'.