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A GROUP OF THREE GILT LACQUER AND INSET GLASS WOOD two 19th-century Mandalay examples held in the Victoria and Albert
SHRINE PANELS Museum (Acc.#IS11:1-33-1969) and the Asian Art Museum of San
Myanmar or Northern Thailand, 19th century Francisco (Acc#.2006.27.1.a-t), both published in Clarke, ‘Highlights
Including one of chevron shape and two of tall irregular section. of the Lacquer Collection from Myanmar (Burma) in the Victoria and
27in (68.5cm) height of arch shaped fragment Albert Museum,’ in Arts of Asia, Vol.47, No.5, September-October
2017, pp.53-5, nos.19 & 23, respectively.
$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance
These finely carved and beautifully ornamented openwork panels, with Oriental Commercial, Thailand, by 1987, by repute
mythical vyalas on each side and foliate imagery throughout, would Enchanted Art, Annapolis
have likely constituted part of an elaborate Buddhist shrine, such as The Krannich Collection, Virginia acquired from the above in 1991

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821 Compare with a niello ware teapot and a group of three vessels sold
A NIELLO WARE BOWL at Bonhams, New York, 18 March 2013, lot 138; and 11 September
Thailand, 19th/20th century 2012, lot 31; respectively. Also see, Theodore Bowie (ed.), The Arts of
The metal alloy bowl of simple domical form covered in intricately- Thailand, New York, 1960, fig.153, nos. 171-5. p.153.
composed floral motifs to the exterior surfaces.
5 1/8in (13cm) diameter Provenance
The Krannich Collection, Virginia
$2,000 - 3,000 Acquired from Hang Dong, Chiang Mai in 1988

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