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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE SOUTH AFRICAN COLLECTOR
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A SILVER AND MALACHITE-INLAID PARCEL-GILT
BRONZE ARCHAISTIC CENSER, FANGDING
17TH CENTURY
The censer is decorated to each side of the body with a taotie mask
below two confronting mythical beasts on a silver-inlaid leiwen
ground, divided by raised fanges. Each leg is decorated with a
stylised animal mask.
9¿ in. (23.2 cm.) high
£3,000-6,000 $4,200-8,400
€3,800-7,600
十七世紀 局部鎏金銅嵌銀孔雀石仿古饕餮紋方鼎
來源:南非私人珍藏
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A GROUP OF FOUR BRONZES
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The group comprises a standing monk, a gilt- (4)
bronze kneeling warrior, a ‘bird and lotus’ form
brush washer, and a slender bottle vase.
The largest 4¡ in. (11 cm.) high
£1,200-1,800 $1,700-2,500
€1,600-2,300
明 銅器各式一組四件
來源: 私人珍藏
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