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Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich
Hausmann
Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2014, 11:45 AM | HK0558

LOT 3321

A DAMASCENED BRONZE TEAPOT AND COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY

of square section, the slightly rounded body rising to angular shoulders and a short
straight neck, set on one side with an angular loop handle and a spout on the other, two
sides cast and damascened with a key-fret border surrounding a cartouche enclosing birds
and animals amidst a foliate setting, the base cast with an apocryphal four-character
Xuande seal mark within a recessed panel, the cover centred with a finial cast with the fu
('fortune/money') character, the bronze of a warm chocolate-brown patina
width 13.7 cm., 5 3/8 in.
ESTIMATE 30,000-50,000 HKD
Lot Sold: 62,500 HKD

PROVENANCE

Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1981.