A SILVER AND JADE BUTTER TEA SET
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A SILVER AND JADE BUTTER TEA SET
Tibetan-Chinese, 19th century. Comprising a spinach green jade cup of fine translucent quality and a silver stand and a silver-plated cover. The silver elements are embossed and engraved with floral decor and auspicious symbols. The cover surmounted by a coral-colored bead.
Condition: The silver shows surface wear, nicks, and warping, otherwise good condition.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 142.3 g
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm
Tibetan-Chinese, 19th century. Comprising a spinach green jade cup of fine translucent quality and a silver stand and a silver-plated cover. The silver elements are embossed and engraved with floral decor and auspicious symbols. The cover surmounted by a coral-colored bead.
Condition: The silver shows surface wear, nicks, and warping, otherwise good condition.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 142.3 g
Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm
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A SILVER AND JADE BUTTER TEA SET
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