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Fri, Aug 21, 2026 01:00PM EDT
Lot 3377

A Southeast Asian White Metal Tripod Bowl and Covered Box

Estimate: $400 - $600

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A Southeast Asian White Metal Tripod Bowl and Covered Box

Possibly Burmese or Siamese, Late 19th–Early 20th Century

This is a Southeast Asian white metal tripod bowl and covered box, possibly Burmese or Siamese, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. Both are decorated with dense chased and repoussé-style floral and foliate ornament characteristic of Southeast Asian metalwork. The circular box has a fitted cover centered with a recumbent deer within a beaded medallion, surrounded by scrolling floral decoration. The broad circular bowl is raised on three short lotus-bud-form feet, its exterior similarly decorated with continuous floral scrolls and geometric borders.

{Box: Diameter 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm)}.
{Bowl: Height 2 5/8 inches x Diameter 9 3/8 inches (6.7 x 23.8 cm)}.

Note: The metal composition has not been tested.

Condition

Contact Asian Arts Department for condition report.

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