Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021

Lot 26

A CHINESE LACQUERED AND SILVERED-BRONZE MIRROR

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £220

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Description

A CHINESE LACQUERED AND SILVERED-BRONZE MIRROR

PROBABLY LIAO DYNASTY

Decorated to the exterior with a pair of butterflies and floral sprays in silver, the design reserved on a black lacquer ground, 22.6cm, 442g.

Provenance: formerly the Mengdiexuan Collection, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4th October 2011, lot 2429.

Exhibited: Noble Riders from Pines and Deserts: The Artistic Legacy of the Qidan, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004, p.380, no.VII:39, and also Adornments of The Noble Riders: The Elegant Lifestyle of the Khitan Royals, National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, p.8.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.