Large Indonesian Djokja/Yogya 800 Silver Sugar Canister/Tea Caddy 536g 6 3/4"

Description

Spectacular vintage Djokja/Yogya Indonesian 800 silver sugar canister or large tea caddy. It is about 6 3/4" tall to the top of the finial, 4 1/4" in diameter and weighs 536 grams. It is decorated with a beautiful floral repousse design. The hand hammered bottom is marked 800 HIS. The canister is in excellent condition.
Djokja or Yogya silver was made by Indonesian silversmiths for the (Indo-)European community mostly in the 1930's and 40's. Indonesia was a Dutch colony until 1949 and their silver was very popular in the Netherlands. This piece had been inherited from a relative in the Netherlands.
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