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Lot 99
Sale 2359 - Silver & Objets de Vertu
May 20, 2015
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$3,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Pair of silvered metal framed portraits of Thai monarchs early 20th century
Rectangular silver frames apparently unmarked, with signed portrait photographs of King Prajadhipok (r. 1926-1935) and the Queen Consort Rambai Barni, each frame mounted with a plaque bearing the monarch's royal seal below the great crown of victory; the photo of Prajadhipok with handwritten note "To Mr. David E. Kaufman Bangkok, June 14th, 1933"; together with a Thai silver presentation platter engraved with inscription "The Honorable David E. Kaufman American Minister to Siam from his official family. Bangkok 1933." (3).
L: 15 3/8, W: 10 1/2 in. (frame). 30 oz. (platter).