THAI SILVER-GILT NIELLO OFFERING DISH
19TH CENTURY
£2,520
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
暹羅 十九世紀 鎏金銀錯黑金花卉紋高足蓮瓣碗
the bowl of shallow rounded form raising to foliated rim supported on a domed spreading foot, decorated with dense floral gilded ground
Dimensions
20.7cm diameter; 494g
Footnote
A closely comparable Thai nielloed bowl stand, 19th century, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession no. 4632-1858.