A COMPLETE BETEL SET, consisting of a lacquered wooden presentation box with hammered silver-gilt applications embellished with floral motifs, two circular lidded boxes, two circular trays, a circular container and an octagonal vase, all with a hammered floral decoration and a pinang-cutter shaped as a bird with silver applications | Christie's

Sale 2310

Indonesian Pictures, Watercolours, Drawings and Works of Art

Amsterdam

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29 October 1996

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Lot 343

A COMPLETE BETEL SET, consisting of a lacquered wooden presentation box with hammered silver-gilt applications embellished with floral motifs, two circular lidded boxes, two circular trays, a circular container and an octagonal vase, all with a hammered floral decoration and a pinang-cutter shaped as a bird with silver applications

Price realised

NLG 2,191

Estimate

NLG 2,500 - NLG 3,000

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A COMPLETE BETEL SET, consisting of a lacquered wooden presentation box with hammered silver-gilt applications embellished with floral motifs, two circular lidded boxes, two circular trays, a circular container and an octagonal vase, all with a hammered floral decoration and a pinang-cutter shaped as a bird with silver applications
box 22.5 cm long (8)
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