Fine Quality Burmese Silver and Ivory Mounted Dha Sword.
With hand-forged single edged curved blade.
The ivory hilt carved with two bands of scrolling foliage.
Wooden scabbard encased in silver repoussé decorated with dancing figures. NB: ivory export restrictions. L109cm (in scabbard)

PROVENANCE:
Estates Late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially operating in Bangkok they moved to Brisbane in 1960. Asra was the daughter of a German merchant living in Thailand whose company imported luxury European goods, and (with royal warrant) counted the Thai palace among their customers. Thence by descent - private collection, Canberra.
Estimate $1,500-3,000