A niello-inlaid silver bowlThailand, 18th centuryDiameter 13.1cm, 5⅛in品相: Good description with just minor losses to inlays and general surface wear.The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.来源: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Hong Kong, 18th April 1988.来源2: This technique of niello is known as cutam; the design is hammered and engraved into the silver body, inlaid with niello and then gilded.  Cutam wares were particularly associated with Ligor or Nakhon Si Thammarat as it is know today.  Ligor was a Malay Islamic Sultanate until around the mid-seventeenth century when it gradually came under the rule of Ayutthya. The technique of niello was either brought over by the Portuguese to Ayutthya in 1512 or was introduced during the fifteenth or sixteenth century when Ligor had strong links with Aceh and the Ottoman Empire.  These cutam wares were highly prized and often associated with royalty.  Similar cutam wares are illustrated in Warren & Tettoni 1994, p.26, nos.2-5A and there is a cutam decorated tea kettle and tray in the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore (see Adelaide 2006, p.67, no.44).