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Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns

$650
£496.96
€572.40
CA$910.85
A$1,016.88
CHF 532.83
MX$12,447.58
NOK 6,766.93
SEK 6,380.35
DKK 4,271.86
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Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns. Globular fruit form with pinched foliate rim and sepal stem finial on top decorated in brown and white glaze in a peaked zigzag design at the the shoulder and a white foliate scroll pattern on a brown background on the body, the unglazed base of a gray biscuit with a faint pontil firing scar. Minor repair to the rim of the interior lip, otherwise fine condition. Measuring: 4 inches high x 4.875 inches in diameter. (10.3 x 12.5 cm). 18.3 oz. (521g). 14th/15th century. Provenance: From a 239 Central Park West, NYC estate. Showplace Backstage, Astoria, NY. For similar examples see: The Ceramic Wares of Siam, Charles Nelson Spinks Ph.D. The Siam Society, Bangkok, 1965 pl.25, Collection of Mr. John Alexander Pope, Freer Gallery of Art. Ceramic Art of Southeast Asia, The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, p.82, #250 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lammers, p.161 #251 The University of Singapore, p.162 #253 Mr. William Willetts, #254 The University of Singapore. Seattle Art Museum, Gloria Gunn Prince Collection, accession number 92.82.87 & Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, accession number 50.144 Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore, Gift of Dr. Earl Lu, accession number: 1992-00810
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4 in (10.16 cm)Diameter: 4.875 in (12.39 cm)
  • Style:
    Tribal (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ceramic,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    14th/15th Century
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Minor repair to the rim of the interior lip, otherwise fine condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TM-UH900891stDibs: LU1778240830782

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