A SILVER MEDICINE BOX SHAPED AS A BIRD
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A SILVER MEDICINE BOX SHAPED AS A BIRD
Cambodia, 1900. The lidded silver box in shape of a bird, showing fine embossed and incised detail work and inset glass eyes. The base shows engraved characters.
Condition: Overall very good condition with minor surface wear.
Provenance: The 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: 96.4 g
Dimensions: Height 8 cm
Cambodia, 1900. The lidded silver box in shape of a bird, showing fine embossed and incised detail work and inset glass eyes. The base shows engraved characters.
Condition: Overall very good condition with minor surface wear.
Provenance: The 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: 96.4 g
Dimensions: Height 8 cm
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A SILVER MEDICINE BOX SHAPED AS A BIRD
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