A group of three niello ware ritual vessels
Thailand, 19th century
Comprising a teapot, vase and offering bowl, all work in gold on silver technique with elephants and floral decoration.
9 ½ in., 8 ½ in. high and 8 ¼ in. diameter (24.1, 21.6, and 21 cm)
Comprising a teapot, vase and offering bowl, all work in gold on silver technique with elephants and floral decoration.
9 ½ in., 8 ½ in. high and 8 ¼ in. diameter (24.1, 21.6, and 21 cm)
Sold for
US$ 16,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- For related examples see Chira Chongkol, Jewellery and Other Decorative arts in Thailand, in Arts of Asia, November-Decemnber 1982, pp. 86 and 87, also see Theodore Bowie, ed., The Arts of Thailand, New York, 1960, fig. 153, nos. 171-175. Also see Danielle Wiedmann in Treasures from the National Museum, Bangkok, Bangkok, 1987, nos. 130 and 131.
Provenance:
Private Californian Collection
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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