Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 69
A CHINESE BRONZE STAFF FINIAL SHAPED AS A BIRD HAN DYNASTY Cast as a seated bird with a...
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £3800
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Description
A CHINESE BRONZE STAFF FINIAL SHAPED AS A BIRD
HAN DYNASTY
Cast as a seated bird with a fan-shaped tail and its wings tucked at its sides, all raised on a short cylindrical socket, with a paper label for the H J Lowenthal Collection, 122, together with a modern stand, 14cm, 338g. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Mr H J Lowenthal, no.122, acquired from Roger Keverne Ltd on 1st April 2011. A copy of the original invoice is available.
Cf. R Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Vol.1, p.48, fig.13, for a related bronze finial.