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17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts

pkversion — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 01:08:32 +0000

A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts

Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later

The cabinet with a central drawer with hidden compartment and the top drawer divided into four compartments. The surface carved all-over with scrolling plants issuing fleshy lotus palmettes, and in addition the exterior of the doors with a pair of kinnaris, the top with a seated deity encircled by birds, the back with a central lotus rosette flanked by quadrupeds and birds, and lastly the sides with a serapendiya, bordered by narrow diaper kundi rakkan bands.

H. 29 x W. 32.5 x D. 23 cm

The richly decorated panels carved in differing degrees of relief reveal the skill of the Sinhalese craftsmen and the scrolls issuing a richness of flowers and fruits are indicative of the island’s vegetal abundance. Their stylization is result of a cross-fertilization of Dutch and Sinhalese decorative elements that appear on furniture, textiles and silver that later appeared across the Asian VOC territories. The mythical kinnaris, serapendiya and the kundi rakkan banding are typical forms of Sinhalese ornamentation, but not often seen on furniture for the Dutch. (Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Pantheon Books 1908).
For cabinets of similar form and decoration see: Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Jan Veenendaal, 1985 pl.25, 29 and 58. Comparable Sinhalese furniture and objects with related carved decoration can be found in the Royal Collection Trust (21610, 21611), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (1993.29) and the British Museum (1943.0712.4).

Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
Peter Lang, United Kingdom

Dimensions:

Height: 11.42 in (29 cm)Width: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)Depth: 9.06 in (23 cm)
Style:

Dutch Colonial(Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:

EbonySilver
Place of Origin:

Sri Lanka
Period:

17th Century
Date of Manufacture:

circa 1650-1690
Condition:

GoodWear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:

Amsterdam, NL
Reference Number:

Seller: LU5458233746752

A superb Dutch-colonial Indonesian silver filigree sirih box

pkversion — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 01:06:21 +0000

Probably Sumatra, Padang, 18th century

H. 8.4 x W. 22.5 x D. 15.3 cm
Weight 1700 grams

Due to the form of this box, together with the date, the most likely place of production of this large size box is West Sumatra. To be exact the area around Padang, which has been a centre of silver and gold filigreework since at least the 18th century and even still is today. Tourists can buy silver trinkets such as miniature pieces of furniture, model houses and jewellery in the village of Kota Gadang near Bukittinggi, a former Dutch military outpost previously known as Fort de Kock. This ‘West Coast work’ is mentioned in many Dutch East Indies and Dutch probate inventories in the 18th century.

Dimensions:

Height: 3.31 in (8.4 cm)Width: 8.86 in (22.5 cm)Depth: 6.03 in (15.3 cm)
Style:

Dutch Colonial(Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:

Silver
Place of Origin:

Indonesia
Period:

18th Century
Date of Manufacture:

18th century
Condition:

Excellent
Seller Location:

Amsterdam, NL
Reference Number:

Seller: LU5458237860282

Magnificent Gilt Bronze Ring Holder, Period: Art Deco, Marie-Antoinette Effigy

pkversion — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:23:11 +0000

Magnificent ring sizer, old jewelry holder in gilded bronze, effigy of Marie Antoinette.

Face-to-face, hairbrush, ring sizer, perfume sprayer are among the essential accessories resting on dressing tables of all eras.

Period: 20th century
circa: 1930
Measures: ø: 18cm

The ring has become a piece of jewelry that we wear every day. We change it, we adapt it according to our activities.

Do you know the history of this precious jewel?

The first rings date back to prehistoric times and were discovered around 21,000 BC. They are fine mammoth ivory rings.

In Anatolia, we discovered the first signet rings dating from the Hitite civilization but it was not until the civilization of the Pharaohs to find the first gold rings. It is both a mark of social status and a signature.

It is in Greece that we see the first rings adorned with a stone on a bronze or silver ring; the number of rings one wears shows the social level.

Under the Romans, the iron ring shows bondage and the golden ring freedom, but many are found in silver, amber or ivory.

During the Middle Ages, they were adorned with precious stones and we had the choice between copper, bronze, silver or gold rings.

The ring has therefore long been an ornament suitable for both men and women and also showing its social status.

It is therefore important to reserve for it a place of choice when we leave it, at the height of its beauty and prestige.

Dimensions:

Height: 0.4 in (1 cm)Diameter: 7.09 in (18 cm)

Style:

Directoire(In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

BronzeGilt

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

20th Century

Condition:

Excellent

Seller Location:

CRÉTEIL, FR

Reference Number:

Seller: LU7814232998992