Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 757
TWO CHINESE MINIATURE SILVER INLAID BRONZE VESSELS AND COVERS MING DYNASTY One with a compressed...
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £6000
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TWO CHINESE MINIATURE SILVER INLAID BRONZE VESSELS AND COVERS
MING DYNASTY
One with a compressed circular body decorated with archaistic motifs in inlaid gold and silver, the cover cast in relief with a medallion of stylised dragons, the other with a flaring body shaped with two raised ribs, the three feet with inlaid silver wire decoration, with a wood cover, 8cm, 214g and 267g. (4)
Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.