Very rare antique bronze elephant opium weight with official mark/stamp, height: 27 mm., weight: 32 gr., ancient Kingdom of Lanna or Laos, 18-19th Century, wonderful patina! Collectors item.
Original Elephant with Mahout Opium Weight, Ancient Kingdom of Lanna or Laos, 18-19th Century, nice condition and very rare, height 32 mm.; 46.2 gr. weight
Rare set of six Burmese bronze opium weights, or cock weights, in a Brahmani duck type hintha (also called a hamsa) bird form with upturned tail sitting on a round base. The largest two have handles attached to the back of the head and end of the tail feathers. There is a metal support under the V-form tail. The largest weight has an old tag taped to it that reads “1513 grams” (3 lbs. 5.4 oz.). I confirmed this weight on a scale at the post office. This corresponds to the Indian unit of wei... Click for details
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a good Thai repousse silver box with burlwood lining, depicting the Thai and Burmese kings in battle during the sixteenth century. Sourced directly from Chiang Mai Thailand in 1990, this is a substantial box of good quality silver. The exterior has been allowed to patinate for 20 years and has taken on the usual dark grey patina typical for sterling silver, but the interior is completely pristine as it has never actually been used. A new owner may prefer to ... Click for details
A group of Burmese bronze elephant bells with design on both sides and clappers inside (only for the bell on the left) which produce loud and sonorous sound.
Age: Burma, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 13.7-14 C.M. / Width 17.7-18.1 C.M. (size excluding stand)
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From our Southeast Asia Collection, a very fine Burmese silver alms-style bowl, late 19th century, extremely well-executed in deep repousse technique with a continuous scene of thirteen figures depicting an episode from the Burmese Jataka Tales (previous lives of the Buddha), bordered on top by a row of maw-pan floral scrolls incorporating seven chin-thei (Burmese buddhist lions), and bordered on the bottom by a row of stylized acanthus leaves.
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A FINE BURMESE SILVER CEREMONIAL BOWL, 19TH CENTURY.
A high quality repousse silver ceremonial or monk’s begging bowl. The exterior beautifully decorated with a continuous scene, a multitude of figures within a landscape. The silver is of a decent thickness; the approximate weight of the bowl is 570 grams. It is in excellent condition and although I have owned it for a good number of years I have always resisted pol... Click for details
