19th C. Thai Wood & Iron Coconut Grater - Rabbit
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent rabbit with a raised head and a pair of floppy ears draped atop its back. The animal holds in its mouth a curved iron grating tool with a serrated edge. The surfaces are accentuated with white, orange and green pigment, and red pigment is visible around the ears. Size: 20.75" L x 4.625" W x 10.5" H (52.7 cm x 11.7 cm x 26.7 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Dave De Roche collection, Piedmont, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
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Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent rabbit with a raised head and a pair of floppy ears draped atop its back. The animal holds in its mouth a curved iron grating tool with a serrated edge. The surfaces are accentuated with white, orange and green pigment, and red pigment is visible around the ears. Size: 20.75" L x 4.625" W x 10.5" H (52.7 cm x 11.7 cm x 26.7 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Dave De Roche collection, Piedmont, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#146733
Condition
Slight bending to iron grating tool, with several stable hairline fissures to wooden body, abrasions and light fading to pigment, and chips to tail, body, legs, and head, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of pigment throughout.
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- 24.5%
19th C. Thai Wood & Iron Coconut Grater - Rabbit
Estimate $550 - $825
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