Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 36
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PARCEL-GILT BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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Description
A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PARCEL-GILT BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE
17TH CENTURY
Cast with taotie masks against a leiwen ground, the upper and lower sections with raised flanges, with two large upright pendant leaves to the tall flaring neck, 28.4cm, 1.5kg.
Provenance: from an American private collection and thence by descent, purchased from Sotheby & Co, London, on 19th May 1971, lot 29. A copy of the invoice is available.