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A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE BELL
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL GOLD-SPLASHED LONG-NECKED
BRONZE VASES 18TH-19TH CENTURY
17TH-18TH CENTURY The bell is cast on each side with a plain central panel fanked by alternating
rows of bosses and small rectangular panels, all within raised borders. The fat
Each vase is fanked by a pair of C-form handles issuing from a dragon mask, top is surmounted by a stylized dragon handle, and the surface is adorned with
and is splashed in gold in contrast to the attractive golden-russet patina. Each gold splashes.
base has an apocryphal Xuande mark. 10º in. (26 cm.) high, carved hongmu stand
10¬ in. (27 cm.) high (2) $10,000-15,000
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE PROVENANCE
Private collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, prior to 1939. Collection of Scott and Linda Hamilton, San Diego, California, by 1983.
十七/十八世紀 銅灑金長頸雙耳瓶一對 清十八/十九世紀 銅灑金龍鈕鐘
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