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Antique Sumatran Silver Box, Applied Gold, Sumatra, Indonesia – 18th Century

Product Description

This silver oblong box with applied gold on lid and a thumb piece made of suasa (an alloy of gold and copper). Repousse folate work on top and sides, and chasing on underside.

The gold work on the lid is hammered, the ‘rivets’ can be seen from the inside. Each of the three gold pieces contrasts well with the silver and is chased to fit with the surrounding scrollwork. The handle with the reddish colour of suasa, which is occasionally seen in Malay and Sumatran silverwork.

Sources: Roth, H. Ling. Oriental Silverwork Malay and Chinese. London: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Provenance: Europe

Weight: 238 grams, Height: 5.5 cms, Width: 12 cms

Item: #188 

Sku: JC-SILV-06809
£3,800.00
Maximum quantity available reached.

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