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A SILVER MOUNTED BEAR SKULL SMOKER

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A BRASS MOUNTED OZELOT SKULL SMOKER'S SET: A BRASS MOUNTED OZELOT SKULL SMOKER'S SET Thailand/Siam, around 1920. Attributed to ALEX & COMPANY, BANGKOK. The ozelot skull mounted with brass elements as a smoking set. Fitted with an embossed

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A SILVER MOUNTED BEAR SKULL SMOKER'S SET
Thailand/Siam, around 1920. Attributed to ALEX & COMPANY, BANGKOK. The bear skull mounted with silver elements as a smoking set. Fitted with an embossed match holder, multiple removable compartments and an ashtray as well as striking surface to light the matches. Further embellished with silver repousse mounts depicting elephants. With an integrated silvered metal base.

Condition: Very good condition with expected surface wear.
Provenance: From the collection of an aristocratic family in Thailand. Thereafter collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 1217 g
Dimensions: Height 24 cm, Length 28 cm

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A SILVER MOUNTED BEAR SKULL SMOKER

Name: A SILVER MOUNTED BEAR SKULL SMOKER
SKU: 103818131
Price: 1600 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,000 - €2,000

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