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Delicate and detailed miniature in 925 sterling silver depicting a becak—the traditional Indonesian passenger tricycle—with its driver wearing a typical conical hat and a passenger seated. In the front wheel you can see the inscription “YOGYA,” a reference to Yogyakarta, Java city famous for its silver workshops in the historic Kotagede neighborhood.

The piece stands out for its extraordinary delicacy: wheels with spokes worked in silver wire, carved canopy, and figures with great expressiveness. Natural patina in keeping with its age.

Pieces of this kind were produced in Yogyakarta roughly between the 1930s and the 1970s, being highly valued by European collectors and as a memento of the colonial era

Details:

	•	Material: 925 sterling silver
	•	Height: 4 cm
	•	Width: 3 cm
	•	Depth: 5 cm
	•	Weight: 19 g

The photographs are part of the object's description.

Delicada y detallada miniatura en plata de ley 925 que representa un becak — el tradicional triciclo de pasajeros indonesio — con su conductor ataviado con sombrero cónico típico y un pasajero sentado. En la rueda delantera se aprecia la inscripción “YOGYA”, referencia a Yogyakarta, ciudad de Java famosa por sus talleres de plata del histórico barrio de Kotagede.

La pieza destaca por su extraordinaria delicadeza: ruedas con radios trabajados en hilo de plata, capota calada y figuras con gran expresividad. Pátina natural acorde a su antigüedad.

Piezas de este tipo fueron elaboradas en Yogyakarta aproximadamente entre los años 1930 y 1970, siendo muy apreciadas por coleccionistas europeos y como recuerdo de la época colonial

Detalles:

	•	Material: Plata de ley 925
	•	Alto: 4 cm
	•	Ancho: 3 cm
	•	Profundidad: 5 cm
	•	Peso: 19 g

Las fotografías forman parte de la descripción del objeto.


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Figure - .925 silver

Asia - 1930-1940 - Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

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Delicate 925 silver miniature depicting a becak, the Indonesian passenger tricycle, with a cone-hat driver and a seated passenger; dimensions 4 cm high, 3 cm wide, 5 cm deep, weight 19 g, origin Asia, estimated period 1930–1940, in used condition with minor signs of age and imperfections.

Figure - .925 silver

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Delicate 925 silver miniature depicting a becak, the Indonesian passenger tricycle, with a cone-hat driver and a seated passenger; dimensions 4 cm high, 3 cm wide, 5 cm deep, weight 19 g, origin Asia, estimated period 1930–1940, in used condition with minor signs of age and imperfections.

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