Lot #1057 - Thai Gold & Black Lacquered Bronze Gong with Ivory Tusk Supports
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:26 Nov 2023 ~ 10am (AEDT)
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Lot #:1057
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Lot Description:Thai Gold & Black Lacquered Bronze Gong with Ivory Tusk Supports
Early 20th C. Includes silver metal thread ropes and hammer.
Tusks L130cm (curvature), excl. wood stands Dia.70cm (gong) -
Provenance:Estates Late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially operating in Bangkok they moved to Brisbane in 1960. Asra was the daughter of a German merchant living in Thailand whose company imported luxury European goods, and (with royal warrant) counted the Thai palace among their customers. Thence by descent - private collection, Canberra.
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Notes:Ivory export restrictions.
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 4,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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