Tibetan Silver Repousse and Burl-Wood Bowls
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Three fine and rare Tibetan silver repousse and Burl-Wood bowls, 18th/19th century, each of burl wood with fine gran, clad to the interior with silver, and with deep repousse work bases with various designs of mythical animals, sanskrit characters and elaborate scrolling foliage. The largest bowl 6 cm high, 15.5 cm diameter
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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