Teapot serves to show Thai silver skills
A fine example of Thai silversmithing sold well above its estimate for €17,000 (£14,400) at Historia Auctionata (27% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Berlin on June 19. The 9in (23cm) parcel gilt and niello pumpkin-form tea kettle probably dated from the 1870s.
Thai silver is often overshadowed by better-known genres of silver from other parts of Asia. Piece…