Rare 1/2 Viss Burmese bronze Shan Duck Opium Weight, c. 835 grams
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1900: Item # 1461358
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1900: Item # 1461358
$350.00
Reduced, was $450.00
Reduced, was $450.00
Rare and massive Shan Weight of 1/2 Viss (50 Tical), Shan States, ca. 1800-1850 AD.
A finely patinated bronze weight; U-tail, Duck-like with hanging tail feathers, with handle and standing on a finely decorated round and stepped base.
Size: 9,3 ca. high
Weight: ca. 835 grams.
Condition: Superb, excarvated, nice smooth wear and fine green and brown patina.
Reff: Leif B. Mikkelsen 'Opium Weights', p. 145, fig. 87. Gear Group 1+2, (diff. base).
Ex. Handpicked from a great Dutch private collection, comes with COA.
A finely patinated bronze weight; U-tail, Duck-like with hanging tail feathers, with handle and standing on a finely decorated round and stepped base.
Size: 9,3 ca. high
Weight: ca. 835 grams.
Condition: Superb, excarvated, nice smooth wear and fine green and brown patina.
Reff: Leif B. Mikkelsen 'Opium Weights', p. 145, fig. 87. Gear Group 1+2, (diff. base).
Ex. Handpicked from a great Dutch private collection, comes with COA.
