Inventory no.: 3264

Thai Silver Bowl

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Repoussed & Chased Silver Bowl

Thailand

19th-early 20th century

diameter: 20.7cm, height: 11.5cm, weight: 521g

This fine, good-sized silver bowl has a flattened base and gently curving sides. It is decorated with a wide band of typically Thai motifs right the way around. The motifs include repeated thepanoms – the thepanom is a celestial being from Buddhist cosmology.

The base is chased and engraved with a circular cartouche of scrolling foliate and floral design.

The bowl is most probably the product of craftsmen operating in Bangkok around 1900.

It is in excellent condition.

References

McGill, F. (ed.), Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775-1950, Asian Art Museum, 2009.

Tingley, N.,

Doris Duke: The Southeast Asian Art Collection, The Foundation for Southeast Asian Art and Culture, 2003.Provenance:

UK art market

Inventory no.: 3264

SOLD