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A sOuTheAsT AsIAN
PATINATed ANd
sIlVeRed MeTAl ‘cRAb’
bOX ANd cOVeR
Southeast Asia, 19th century.
Naturalistically cast as a crab
with eight legs and a single pair
of pincers.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of
The Zelnik István Southeast
Asian Gold Museum.
Institutional art collection in
Belgium, acquired from the
above.
condition: Good condition with
minor traces of age and wear,
extensive wear to the silvering.
Weight: 521.1 g
Dimensions: Height 6.5 cm,
Width 23 cm

estimate euR 600
Starting price EUr 300

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A buRMese sIlVeR
RePOussÉ bOWl
WITh ANIMAls ANd
MyThIcAl beAsTs
Burma, early 20th century.
The bowl finely executed
in repoussé showing seven
animals and mythical beasts
within reserves on the sides,
including a phoenix, a dragon,
a monkey, a mongoose, and
a tiger, surrounded by floral
and geometric designs, the
base with a neatly impressed,
elaborate mark of a peacock,
one of the national animals of
Burma.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of
The Zelnik István Southeast
Asian Gold Museum.
Institutional art collection in
Belgium, acquired from the
above.
condition: Excellent condition
with few minor traces of wear.
Weight: 153.4 g
Dimensions: Height 7.7 cm,
Diameter 10.6 cm

estimate euR 600
Starting price EUr 300

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