Lot Essay
For similar boxes see: J. Falconer et al., Myanmar Style: Art, Architecture and Design of Burma, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 174-175, no. 2, illustrated.
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Details
A collection of seven Burmese silver boxes
Apparently unmarked, 19th/20th Century
Variously pierced, engraved or chased with foliage scrolls or mythical animals, one with deities, with hinged or detachable covers, one engraved underneath with an inscription
18.9 cm. long and smaller
1314 gr. (7)
Apparently unmarked, 19th/20th Century
Variously pierced, engraved or chased with foliage scrolls or mythical animals, one with deities, with hinged or detachable covers, one engraved underneath with an inscription
18.9 cm. long and smaller
1314 gr. (7)
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