A fine silver repoussé teapot with sumptuous relief decoration
Lot-No. 22
Proceeds : 2.800 €
Burma, late 19th cent. Silver, marked 'Sterling Silver Handcraft-ed in Burma, S.T.', the handle with ivory-mounting (slightly loos-ened). Bellied teapot with revolving relief decoration: Reserves with mythological depictions on a foliage underground. The curved spout in the shape of a magnificent bird. The handle modelled as a figure dressed in a princely costume. The cover with a know in the shape of a guardian lion. Cover joint add. H. 17,5 cm, weight ca. 1.42 kg.
A fine silver repoussé teapot with sumptuous relief decoration
A fine silver repoussé teapot with sumptuous relief decoration
Lot-No. 22
Proceeds : 2.800 €
Burma, late 19th cent. Silver, marked 'Sterling Silver Handcraft-ed in Burma, S.T.', the handle with ivory-mounting (slightly loos-ened). Bellied teapot with revolving relief decoration: Reserves with mythological depictions on a foliage underground. The curved spout in the shape of a magnificent bird. The handle modelled as a figure dressed in a princely costume. The cover with a know in the shape of a guardian lion. Cover joint add. H. 17,5 cm, weight ca. 1.42 kg.