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Repousse Silver Dish
Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
19th century
diameter: 17.8cm
weight: 143g
This exquisitely chased and repoussed silver shallow dish or plate is a remarkable example of the high standard that Ceylonese silver-smithing work reached
in the nineteenth century. It is finely worked all over with typically Ceylonese floral and foliage motifs within geometric borders.
References: Coomaraswamy, A.K., Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, Pantheon Books, 1956
Inventory no.: 367 SOLD
See Item 840 for another example.
Repousse Silver Dish
Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
19th century
diameter: 17.8cm
weight: 143g
This exquisitely chased and repoussed silver shallow dish or plate is a remarkable example of the high standard that Ceylonese silver-smithing work reached
in the nineteenth century. It is finely worked all over with typically Ceylonese floral and foliage motifs within geometric borders.
References: Coomaraswamy, A.K., Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, Pantheon Books, 1956
Inventory no.: 367 SOLD
See Item 840 for another example.
