17th Century Silver Filigree and Enamel Dish.
with engraved inscription dated 1686.
(Post in Preparation).
With dealers ALJ Antiques of Kensington Church Street, London
https://www.aljantiques.com/antique/artifacts-of-the-voc-the-dutch-east-indies-an-important-historical-small-filigree-silver-dish-with-enamelled-central-medallion-padang-west-sumatra-batavia-jakarta-indonesia-date/
I am very grateful to Duraid al Jashamie of ALJ Antiques for allowing me to use his photographs and information.
https://www.aljantiques.com/antiques-category/inventory/available-stock/
Dangerous to make generalisations but the looseness of the design perhaps suggests less sophisticated South East Asian manufacture, perhaps under the direction of a Dutch craftsman or a loose copy of a dish taken from Holland to Indonesia.
The dish shown here with a round casket of similar workmanship, also with ALJ antiques see below.
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The engraving reads "Ter ge-daghtenis van johanna see-(ve?)ter Obit den 23 juni 1682".
Duraid Jashami makes the case for the inscription translating as
In
Remembrance of Johanna Van Seventer ‘Obit 23 June 1682.
For the Seventer family see -
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Salver with Netherland dealers Messrs Zebregs Roell.
Diam 22.9 cms.
They suggest Indonesia, Batavia (Jakarta) or possibly Padang, West
Sumatra, 2nd half 17th century.
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Dutch Museums Round Silver Filigree Box.
No size given.
Inventory No. TM-1698-168.
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17th/18th Century Round Lidded Silver Filigree and Enamel Box.
with ALJ Antiques.
I am very grateful to Duraid al Jashamie of ALJ Antiques for allowing me to use his photographs and information.
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18th Century Silver filigree and Enamel Lidded Container.
22 cms Diam.
Zebregs Roell
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For Comparison -
So far I have uncovered Four of these Silver Filigree and Enamel Caskets.
which show all the signs of Chinese influence. All with similar skirts around the base forming the feet. Currently my thinking is that they originated in Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia - made under the auspices of Dutch craftsmen.
see my previous post -
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Silver Filigree Lidded Box.
Previously with Michael Backman
Batavia? Indonesia.
Less overtly Chinese in style perhaps made for the European Market.
Diameter: 8.5cm, height: 6.5cm,
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Silver Filigree and enamel Casket.
Sold at Bonham's Salerooms.
Lot 186, 11 June 2020.
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Batavia / Chinese Filigree Casket.
Posted here for Comparison.
Previously with London Dealer Michael Backman.
Height: 4.5cm, diameter: 10.3cms.
An almost identical box, almost certainly made by the same
hand, is in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, UK. (image below).The Museum’s box is
illustrated in Museum of East Asian Art (1993, p. 114).
I am once again indebted to Michael Backman for allowing me to use his information and photographs.
Silver Filigree Box in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath. Somerset.
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