Antique and Largest Ever Malay Brunei Ritual Bronze Kettle w. Animal Sculptures

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Antique and Largest Ever Malay Brunei Ritual Bronze Kettle w. Animal Sculptures

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Stunning 'Asian tribal art' festivity and ritual vessel with Chinese influences. This amazingly ornate, meaningful and highly decorative antique is entirely handcrafted and made of bronze. When you look at all the rare decorations, the sheer size and the stunning bronze patina of this early 1900s water kettle then you would almost forget to think about how difficult it must have been circa 1900 to get the raw materials and the tools to actually be able to create a piece like this. This bronze spouted vessel comes with a wide variety of real animals, but one can also see the Chinese influence in the Malay region, because this antique also has large dragons on either side, a Buddhist temple lion on top and possibly also a dragon's head from which the actual spout emerges (image 15 and 16). This antique water kettle would have been used during festivities, ceremonies and local rituals. We found a similar, but significantly smaller one in the database online collection database (object no. TM-1408-1) of the "National Museum of Ethnology" in Leiden, here in the Netherlands. From the research that we have done, ours could very well be the largest ever antique Malay Brunei kettle. The movable bronze handle with the opposite crocodile sculptures is a work of art in its own right and the patina of this entire kettle is simply gorgeous. Because of its large size it can be placed on the floor too, but displayed on a small table or on a Chinese credenza or in a niche in the wall (with maybe some light on it) this rare and all handcrafted antique will look amazing. It will also make a great talking piece, because most people will have never seen such a rare antique. We had not either. Our price for this extra large antique ceremonial kettle even includes perfect packing and also worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 days. Maximum height x width x depth as in image one: 15.75 x 15.75 x 11.8 inches (or 40 x 40 x 30cm). Weight: 8.5 kilograms or 18.7 pounds lbs. We have a passion for the unique, for quality, for artistic and meaningful and for craftsmanship of years gone by. Your purchases will be extremely well packaged and we look forward to serving you (again). You can shop all our 1000+ listings by pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'.

Dimensions:
Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Depth: 11.8 in (29.98 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Malaysia
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1910-1920
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Please also read our item description.
Seller Location:
Lisse, NL
Reference Number:
Seller: FiGQ222061 FREE SHIPPING1stDibs: LU2341316822072

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