Camille Eymieu
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PROPERTY FROM A GERMANY FAMILY COLLECTION
德國家族藏品
德國家族藏品
Lot 59
RARE BOÎTE EN ARGENT PARTIELLEMENT DORÉ SUR FOND ÉMAIL BLEU Thaïlande, fin XIXe siècle, Marque Tan Yue He
10 December 2024, 10:30 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€8,000 - €12,000
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RARE BOÎTE EN ARGENT PARTIELLEMENT DORÉ SUR FOND ÉMAIL BLEU
Thaïlande, fin XIXe siècle, Marque Tan Yue He
A RARE BLUE-ENAMELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOX
Thailand, late 19th century, Tan Yue He mark
Of rectangular form, finely decorated overall in repoussé technique, the top of the hinged lid depicting a military battle scene between the Qin and the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn Dynasty, bordered by flowers and birds, the four sides illustrating each depicting a sage and deer, the eight immortals carrying their attributes, a fisherman and a woodsman, and figures in a landscape of rocks, pine trees and bamboo, all reserved on a translucent bright blue enamel ground, the underside gilt and bearing a Tan Yue He (谭粤和) and a Wenyin (紋銀) mark.
6 x 19 x 12.2 cm (2 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in)
A RARE BLUE-ENAMELLED PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOX
Thailand, late 19th century, Tan Yue He mark
Of rectangular form, finely decorated overall in repoussé technique, the top of the hinged lid depicting a military battle scene between the Qin and the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn Dynasty, bordered by flowers and birds, the four sides illustrating each depicting a sage and deer, the eight immortals carrying their attributes, a fisherman and a woodsman, and figures in a landscape of rocks, pine trees and bamboo, all reserved on a translucent bright blue enamel ground, the underside gilt and bearing a Tan Yue He (谭粤和) and a Wenyin (紋銀) mark.
6 x 19 x 12.2 cm (2 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in)
Footnotes
泰國 十九世紀末 銀局部鎏金嵌琺琅盒 「譚粵和」款
Provenance:
Formerly in an Italian collection (by repute).
來源
意大利私人舊藏（傳）
The mark on the base of this box identifies it as a product of the Tan Yue He workshops, one of the most renowned silversmiths in Bangkok in the late 19th century. The exquisite quality and execution of the workmanship is representative of works made almost exclusively for use at the royal court in the form of royal regalia, utensils, and commemorative items. Such objects were also made to be presented as valuable gifts to foreign rulers.
Paul Bromberg notes that Tan Yue He workshops employed only the best silversmiths who produced silver objects of outstanding quality commissioned by the palace in the 1870s and 1880s, see Paul Bromberg, Thai Silver and Nielloware, Bangkok, 2019, pp. 202. Compare with a blue-enamelled silver-gilt water bowl and tray and a blue-enamelled silver-gilt water kettle, illustrated ibid., nos. 5.01 and 7.11.
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