19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN ENGRAVED AND CHASED MALAY SILVER CEREMONIAL WATER JUG
Malay Archipelago, South East Asia, second half 19th century
AN ENGRAVED AND CHASED MALAY SILVER CEREMONIAL WATER JUG
Malay Archipelago, South East Asia, second half 19th century
Of baluster-like shape, resting on a splayed, circular foot, rising to tapering shoulders and a cylindrical neck, surmounted by a domed lid with conical finial, the exterior decorated with overlapping horizontal friezes in-filled with lush vegetal meanders, stylised palmettes, diamond-shaped grids, and fretwork bands, all typical in the artistic production of 19th-century white metal and silver items crafted in the Malay Archipelago, stamped with a Dutch silver import mark, usually found on Batavian silver imported to the Netherlands.
31cm high
Sold for £62
AN ENGRAVED AND CHASED MALAY SILVER CEREMONIAL WATER JUG
Malay Archipelago, South East Asia, second half 19th century
Of baluster-like shape, resting on a splayed, circular foot, rising to tapering shoulders and a cylindrical neck, surmounted by a domed lid with conical finial, the exterior decorated with overlapping horizontal friezes in-filled with lush vegetal meanders, stylised palmettes, diamond-shaped grids, and fretwork bands, all typical in the artistic production of 19th-century white metal and silver items crafted in the Malay Archipelago, stamped with a Dutch silver import mark, usually found on Batavian silver imported to the Netherlands.
31cm high
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.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
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