Page 105 - 2019 September 13th Christie's New York Important Chinese Works of Art

VARIOUS PROPERTIES
863
AN UNUSUAL SMALL GILT-BRONZE
MYTHICAL BEAST-FORM WEIGHT
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The recumbent, mythical beast shown with head
turned to the side has a pair of wings detailed with
fnely cast and incised feathers on either side of the
prnounced backbone, fames emerging from its
haunches, and a bushy tail ficked to one side of
its left hind leg.
3¿ in. (8 cm.) long

$6,000-8,000
清十七/十八世紀 鎏金銅臥翼獸鎮

863

864
A SMALL GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE
HU-FORM VASE
18TH CENTURY
The ovoid vase is applied on the shoulder with two
fnely cast taotie-mask handles, and embellished
overall with irregular gilt splashes. The base is cast
with an apocryphal Xuande mark.
3¬ in. (9 cm.) high
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE
F. W. Bodor Collection, New South Wales, Australia.
Lillian Horler, New South Wales, Australia, before 2003.
清十八世紀 灑金銅饕餮耳瓶

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