Inventory no.: 4171

Repoussed Silver Round Lidded Box, Burma, circa 1900

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Repoussed Silver Round Lidded Box

Burma

circa 1900

height: 7cm, diameter: 8.5cm, weight: 172g

This fine round silver box and cover is repoussed around the sides with eight panels each filled with a different bird in a different pose. The lid is slightly domed and has a central panel repoussed in high relief with what is likely to be a king or prince with a consort and perhaps a courtier surrounded by leafy flourishes. The edge of the scene is decorated with a fine lotus petal border.

The base is plain and unmarked.

The box is in excellent condition and without holes.

It is almost certainly by the same maker of items

4172

and

4173

.

References

Fraser-Lu, S., Burmese Crafts: Past and Present, Oxford University Press, 1994.

Lowry, J.,

Burmese Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1974.

Provenance

UK art market

Inventory no.: 4171

SOLD