This vintage albumen print, probably by Philip Adolphe Klier (1845 – 1911), shows the use of silver bowls as a part of antique betel paraphernalia, placed in a Kun-it and a silver lime box as well. © 2016 Galerie Michael Herrfurth (The photograph is a part of our private collection and currently not for sale.)
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5 Thabeik silver bowl, Burma (Myanmar), colonial time, 19th century This smaller high quality bowl in special rare style comes probably from Dawei, Mon State, in southern Myanmar near the border to Thailand. Separated into roundels by polished line work 6 animals are depicted very detailed. A masterpiece, slightly worn (small dents on the bottom) with smooth surface. Above the flower mark the inscription on the bottom of the base reads: “Ma Aya Nyunt”, mostlikely the previous owner of the bowl. weight:
100 g
diameter: height:
88 mm / 3.46 in 65 mm / 2.56 in
reference:
Wilkinson, Wilkinson, Harding, Burmese Silver from The Colonial Period, Arts of Asia, Vol. 43 No. 3, May – June 2013 Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Burmese Silverware, Arts of Asia, Vol. 10 No. 2, March- April 1980
price:
sold
Christmas Special 2016 Asian Art and Burmese Weights - Catalogue no. 19