Lot 132 A GILT-SILVER NIELLO WARE TEAPOT (KAR-NAM-TON) THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY
The bulb-shaped body raised on a small circular foot, covered with repoussé work in a gilded floral diaper pattern against the depressed ground filled with niello, with a short curved spout and cover, a niche-form handle, and a broad domed cover surmounted by two tiers and a knob finial.
Height 24 cm. incl handle. Without 21 cm.
Weight 671 gram
A very similar example, dated to the 18th century, can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum (76-1894). For other related examples see Chira Chongkol, "Jewellery and Other Decorative Arts in Thailand", in Arts of Asia, November-Decemnber 1982, pp. 86-87. Also see, Theodore Bowie (ed.), The Arts of Thailand, New York, 1960, fig. 153, nos 171-175. p. 153. Additionally, see Danielle Wiedmann in Treasures from the National Museum, Bangkok, 1987, nos. 130 & 131 and compare with three works that sold in our New York rooms on September 11, 2012, lot 31.