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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTOR ANOTHER PROPERTY
810 φ 811
A SMALL SILVER AND GOLD-INLAID ARCHAISTIC BRONZE A LARGE AND FINELY CAST ARCHAISTIC SILVER AND GOLD-
VASE, FANGHU INLAID BRONZE EWER AND COVER
17TH-18TH CENTURY MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The square-section vase is flanked by a pair of taotie mask handles on The square body is raised on four monkey-form supports and decorated on
the neck and decorated on the body with animal motifs, all between two each side with four panels enclosing scrolling waves, divided by gold and
archaistic bands. silver inlaid scroll design. The mythical beast-head spout is cast with two
ram-like horns, and the handle is in the form of a dragon-like beast. The
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, cloth box
cover is decorated en suite with four bird-form finials.
$5,000-7,000 10æ in. (27.3 cm.) long
PROVENANCE:
$60,000-80,000
Sotheby’s New York, 8 November 1980, lot 25.
Richard Salisbury (1924-1995) Collection, and thence by descent within
The shape and design of this ewer is based on Warring States prototypes,
the family.
such as the ewer illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji - Gongyi meishu
bian - 5 - Qingtongqi (xia), Beijing, 1986, p. 52, no. 7. This bronze vessel is
also set on four legs with an animal-form spout. Compare, also, a Warring
十七/十八世紀 銅錯金銀仿古方壺
States circular vessel with similarly-elaborate silver inlay and a cover that
來源: is also set with bird-form finials, illustrated ibid., p. 118, no. 136.
紐約蘇富比, 1980年11月8日, 拍品25號。
Richard Salisbury (1924-1995) 珍藏, 後家族傳承。
明十六/十七世紀 銅錯金銀仿古方盉