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291 Provenance
Owl ferrule: Sotheby’s London, 3 April 1979, Lot 10.
TWO BRONZE FERRULES AND A BRONZE FITTING Purchased Bluett & Sons Ltd. 3 April 1979.
Warring States
Comprising: a ferrule cast in the form of an owl-like bird, the wings Elongated bird form ferrule: Sotheby’s London, 3 April 1979, Lot 14.
decorated with c-scrolls and curving around the shaft; an elongated Purchased Bluett & Sons Ltd. 3 April 1979.
ferrule with faceted shaft, cast to the upper section with a stylised bird For a related group, see BMFEA, no. 27, 1955, plate 12.
beneath intricate patterned linear designs, the bronze of grey-green
patination; and a small bronze fitting with crested animal head finial, Small fitting: Sotheby’s London, 13 December 1983.
crisply cast to the shaft with scrollwork designs, the flattened back Purchased Bluett & Sons Ltd. 19 December 1983.
with a further crest. For a comparable fitting, see BMFEA, no. 27, plate 43, no. 6.
12cm (4.3/4in), 19cm (7.1/2in) and 7.6cm (3in) long. (3).
Literature
£2,000 - 4,000 Owl ferrule: The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Bulletin no. 27,
CNY18,000 - 37,000 1955, pl.13, no. 4.
HK$22,000 - 44,000

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