A Burmese silver teapot and twin-handled sugar bowl Lower Burma (Myanmar) circa 1900 (2)
A Burmese silver teapot and twin-handled sugar bowl
Lower Burma (Myanmar) circa 1900
Of spherical form, the domed hinged cover surmounted by a cast finial of a Burmese figure dancing in courtly dress, a cast mythical ogre arching its back to form the handle, with ivory insulators, a mythological hintha dragon spout, the whole intricately modelled and embossed in high and low relief featuring narrative scenes from the epic Indian Ramayana poem, all raised on three taloned feet, together with a matching twin-handled sugar bowl, height teapot 24cm, weight 44oz. (2)
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The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act(Section 10). With non-transferrable reference (8YBMJ8SN).
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф
Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.
Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.
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A Burmese silver teapot and twin-handled sugar bowl
Lower Burma (Myanmar) circa 1900
Of spherical form, the domed hinged cover surmounted by a cast finial of a Burmese figure dancing in courtly dress, a cast mythical ogre arching its back to form the handle, with ivory insulators, a mythological hintha dragon spout, the whole intricately modelled and embossed in high and low relief featuring narrative scenes from the epic Indian Ramayana poem, all raised on three taloned feet, together with a matching twin-handled sugar bowl, height teapot 24cm, weight 44oz. (2)
Footnotes:
The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act(Section 10). With non-transferrable reference (8YBMJ8SN).
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф
Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.
Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.
