Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 54
A rare Chinese bamboo belthook 18th/19th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000
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Description
A rare Chinese bamboo belthook 18th/19th century, carved with a dragon's head terminal, the shaft with a sinuous chilong, a lingzhi fungus grasped in its mouth, together with a gilt metal belthook of similar design, 10.3cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988).