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Two antique Malaysian silver…
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Melbourne
Date:
10-Feb-2024
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Two antique Malaysian silver tobacco boxes (Chelpa) of broadly spherical form with a shaped apron with scalloped edge. The domed sides with chased and repousse decoration of trailing foliage centred with a leafy fluted rosette, all edged with a quatrefoil border. One side with a hinged clasp, releasing the hinged lid, each with a serrated locking pin. Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, late 19th/early 20th century. 9 x 7 cm and 8.5 x 6.5 cm, 151 grams and 112 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. Acquired from an old collection in the Hague, Holland, September 1969.
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Oriental: Zother