19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A BURMESE SILVER SNUFFBOX WITH REPOUSSÉ FLORAL DECORATION
Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, early 20th century
A BURMESE SILVER SNUFFBOX WITH REPOUSSÉ FLORAL DECORATION
Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, early 20th century
A silver snuffbox of oval form, the hinged lid finely worked in high relief with a swirling floral repoussé design within a beaded border, the sides plain and the base inscribed with Burmese script, the interior and underside of the lid further decorated with chased floral patterns, and the box fitted with a tight-fitting lid, snuff boxes of this form and decoration were typical of Burmese silverwork in the Mandalay and colonial Rangoon periods and were used both for betel and snuff, with the swirling repoussé motifs reflecting local floral iconography and the silversmith’s tradition in Burma (Myanmar), the base engraved with numerals.
7.9cm x 4.2cm x 7cm
195.6gr.
Estimated at £150 - £200
A BURMESE SILVER SNUFFBOX WITH REPOUSSÉ FLORAL DECORATION
Burma (Myanmar), South East Asia, early 20th century
A silver snuffbox of oval form, the hinged lid finely worked in high relief with a swirling floral repoussé design within a beaded border, the sides plain and the base inscribed with Burmese script, the interior and underside of the lid further decorated with chased floral patterns, and the box fitted with a tight-fitting lid, snuff boxes of this form and decoration were typical of Burmese silverwork in the Mandalay and colonial Rangoon periods and were used both for betel and snuff, with the swirling repoussé motifs reflecting local floral iconography and the silversmith’s tradition in Burma (Myanmar), the base engraved with numerals.
7.9cm x 4.2cm x 7cm
195.6gr.
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
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