Southeast Asia, late 19th to early 20th century. The dish with a wide multi-lobed rim executed in repoussé depicting many dancing apsaras striking various poses along with three flowers with scrolling vines. The bowl of compressed globular form with three half-spherical feet, the sides with repoussé depicting deities and worshippers as well as trees and a horse surrounded by scrolling vines. The large spoon with an elegantly curved handle executed in repoussé with a deity and scrolling vines, the finial in the form of a mythical beast, the bowl with an illegible inscription to the underside. (3)
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some small nicks and dents, little verdigris here and there. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection.
Weight: 819.7 g Dimensions: Diameter 26.6 cm (the dish), Height 10.4 cm (the bowl), Length 31.6 cm (the spoon)
