A CHINESE BRONZE 'DRAGON' WATER DROPPER

PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY

The domed conical body tapering towards the foot and set with a thin curved spout, the handle formed as a sinuous dragon arching its back, the base with a paper label for the H J Lowenthal Collection, 150, 9.8cm, 289g.

Provenance: from the collection of Mr H J Lowenthal, no.150, purchased from Bonhams Knightsbridge on 25th February 2015, lot 360 (part).