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A SILVER STEM CUP 銀瑞獸紋高足盃
The goblet-form cup is raised on a short, knopped stem foot with spreading
base, and the sides are fnely chased with several animated tigers, clambering 來源:
on tree branches and pursuing birds in fight, above an endless knot border, all Peter Harris珍藏
reserved on a ring-punched ground. 倫敦蘇富比1955年4月26日，拍品133號
3Ω in. (8.9 cm.) high
倫敦古董商Sydney L. Moss
£6,000-8,000 US$7,500-9,900
€6,800-9,000

PROVENANCE:
Peter Harris Collection
Sotheby’s London, 26 April 1955, lot 133
Sydney L. Moss, London
The present cup, originally part of the Peter Harris Collection, was dated
as Tang dynasty (608-917) when ofered by Sotheby's London in 1955. The
combination of the elongated form, angular top to the long stem, as well as
the fnely incised tiger and bird decoration above the delicate endless knot
band could suggest a Liao (907-1125) or Jin-Yuan dynasty (12th-13th century)
dating. In the absence of thorough scholarship and known comparable
examples, it is dificult to pinpoint the exact date of manufacture. However, it
is clear that the delicately-incised decoration is beautifully executed.

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