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265 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

266 A BRONZE ‘DOG’ WEIGHT
140 SOTHEBY’S MING DYNASTY

cast recumbent with the body curled around its young, the
front paws crossed and the tail curled around the hindquarters,
the metal patinated to a dark greyish-brown colour
7 cm, 2¾ in.

£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,300-29,000 US$ 2,500-3,750

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A BRONZE ‘DOUBLE PHOENIX’ MIRROR
TANG DYNASTY

of octafoil shape, cast in relief with two phoenix standing on
ruyi clouds anking a pierced central knob, with two birds
perched on blooming foliage at the bottom and two in ight
on top, encircled by an outer border of oral blossoms, ruyi
clouds and birds
20.5 cm, 8 in.

PROVENANCE
Bonham’s London, 10th September 2002, lot 280.

£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000

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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

A LARGE LAPIS LAZULI BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

carved in high relief with a scholar and two attendants crossing
a bridge on their way to a retreat beneath pine trees in a rocky
landscape, the reverse with two deer on a rocky ledge beneath
pine trees, the stone of a deep blue colour with white and gold
inclusions, wood stand
(2)
28 cm, 11 in.

PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 22/23rd March 2012, lot 1938.

಴£ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 96,500-145,000 US$ 12,500-18,700

2012 3 22 23 1938