This open-work silver tray with scalloped edges, chased and engraved with phoenixes and scrolling floral work appears to accord with the tastes of the Peranakan Chinese of Java, Indonesia and most probably dates to around 1920. It sits on a low foot ring.
The Peranakan Chinese were the localised Chinese - those Chinese who had been on Java for several or more generations and who had become acculturated with the Javanese and other indigenous populations.
Phoenixes were long associated with weddings among the localised Chinese of Southeast Asia so perhaps this tray was commissioned for use in the elaborate and days long wedding ceremonies and celebrations that the Peranakans and Babas and Nyonyas staged.
The silver is without shop or maker's marks. Size : 34cm x 24.5cm.
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The Peranakan Chinese were the localised Chinese - those Chinese who had been on Java for several or more generations and who had become acculturated with the Javanese and other indigenous populations.
Phoenixes were long associated with weddings among the localised Chinese of Southeast Asia so perhaps this tray was commissioned for use in the elaborate and days long wedding ceremonies and celebrations that the Peranakans and Babas and Nyonyas staged.
The silver is without shop or maker's marks. Size : 34cm x 24.5cm.
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Hi, I like this tray. Is it solid silver?
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