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Lot 148

TWO RARE LAO CEREMONIAL LACQUER BETEL NUT OR RICE BASKETS
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Both of woven substrate covered in lacquer and gilding, with woven cotton brocade straps. One decorated with cowrie shells on the feet, the other with butterfly shaped feet and glass disks.
Each approximately 13cm high, 23cm diameter

Estimate $1,200 - $2,000

Sold for $1,000

Old wear, otherwise no significant faults or damage


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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.


Acquired in Vientiane, Laos on 3 January 1994.

Asian Works of Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8406
6:00pm - 24 May 2021
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Viewing:
Friday 21 - Sunday 23 May, 10am-4pm

CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au


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