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A GILT BRONZE FIGURAL PAPER WEIGHT
A TALL REPOUSSÉ SILVER BALUSTER VASE 18th century
Hui yuan mark, late Qing/Republic period Cast as a bearded immortal with a gourd slung over his shoulder
Formed with a rolled rim to the flaring neck and an elongated ovoid and ample belly exposed above his cord-tied robe.
body raised on a splayed ring foot, the walls encircled with mountain 3in (7.5cm) long
peaks above a dense forest enveloping a sage seated under a pine
tree reversed by grooms tending eight horses, all chased in raised US$1,000 - 1,200
relief against a minutely pounced ground, the base stamped with
the two-character maker’s mark to the left of the tiny stamp reading
zuwen (pure silver).
27 3/4in (70.5cm) high
134t oz 2.7dwt
US$4,000 - 6,000
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