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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Spring Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  19 Nov 2013 ~ 10.30am
• Lot #:
  211
• Lot Description:
  A ceremonial silver tray (dulang), Johore or Riau-Lingga region, Malaysia, c 1900
  The tray is chased with an elaborate version of an emblem typically found on silverware from the Johore and Riau-Lingga region: a drawn/unsheathed keris (kris) crossed over its scabbard.*
  64cm in diameter, weight 1303g
• Exhibited:
  The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is presently showing an exhibition titled Silver from the Malay World from 15 July 2013-16 March 2014.
• References:
  *adulang with a similar emblem is illustrated in Arts of Asia, Vol.42, No.1, Jan/Feb 2012, Malay Silverware, by Raimy Ché-Ross, pp.68-83.
• Notes:
  Bibliography: - Bennett, James, Beneath the Winds: Masterpieces of Southeast Asian Art from the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2011, pp.130/131; -Ché-Ross, Raimy,Malay Silverware, Arts of Asia, Vol 42, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2012, pp.68-83; Ché-Ross, Raimy,'Opinion' in Correspondence Section, Arts of Asia, Vol.43, No.2, Mar/Apr 2013, p.10; -Al-Jadir, Saad, Arab & Islamic Silver, London, 1981; -Fraser-Lu, Sylvia, Silverware of Southeast Asia, Oxford, 1990; -Mughal Silver Magnificence, XVI-XIXth C., exhibition catalogue, Brussels, 1987
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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