BALI, probably 19th century
hilt of embossed and chased gold and gold inlay ring, set with semi-precious coloured cabochon cut stones
12.5 cm height including ring
Estimate:
$20,000 - $30,000
Sold:
$22,800 (inc. BP)
lot details
Exhibited
Donald Friend's Bali, an exhibition arrangedin conjunction with the Donald FriendRetrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales,Sydney, 9 February – 25 March 1990
Literature
Donald Friend's Bali, Art Gallery of New South Wales andThe Beagle Press, Sydney, 1990, cat. 89, p. 31 (illus.)
Related Works
Dagger handle, Bali or East Java, late 18th or 19th century, engraved and chased sheet gold, inset with semiprecious stones and rock crystal, over wood,11.4 cm height, accession number 2008.422, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Kris with golden handle, Buleleng district, Bali,pre-1934, 56.5 cm height, accession number 896-1, collection of the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam
