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Lot 92

An Indonesian dish.  Jakarta, 20th century.  The circular body with a hammered finish, the...

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Lot 92

An Indonesian dish. 
Jakarta, 20th century. 
The circular body with a hammered finish, the...

Price Realised: £92

Estimate: £100 - £200

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 92

Description

An Indonesian dish. 

Jakarta, 20th century. 

The circular body with a hammered finish, the flared, scalloped rim pierced and repousse decorated with floral motifs, the sides with a blackened finish, stamped 800KTS to underside, 18.3cm dia. 

Provenance: Property of the Late Jane Sinclair Morpeth. 

 

This dish is probably an example of Yogya silver, a type of silverware that developed on the island of Jakarta, Indonesia. One of the centres of production for Yogya silver was Kota Gede (now Kotagede) near the city of Yogyakarta (which in colonial times was called Djokjakarta). Yogya silver, also known as Djokja silver, was made predominantly between the 1930s and 1960s and is recognisable by some characteristic motifs, such as the lotus figure, and by its blackened finish.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the craft of silversmithing was declining in Indonesia. A person who was particularly important for the revitalisation of silversmithing on the island of Jakarta was a Dutch woman called Mary Agnes Van Gesseler Verschuir (nee Pownall), wife of the Governor of Yogyakarta. In 1930, she took an interest in reviving the local silver industry in the city of Kota Gede and encouraged the silversmiths to produce items that could combine Western forms with Javanese aesthetics. The resulting silverware was praised for its beauty and craftsmanship and was mostly purchased by the local Dutch population and by tourists. After Indonesia became independent from the Netherlands in 1949, the Yogya silver trade continued to develop until around the 1960s. After this time, the production decreased and pieces started to be made almost exclusively by commission. 

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The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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