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Large 18th/19th century Burmese…
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Sydney
Date:
26-Nov-2023
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Large 18th/19th century Burmese carved ivory tusk. Carved and lacquered with nine seated Buddhas. Nb: ivory export restrictions. Diameter 10 cm approx. At base, height 55 cm. 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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