Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 458
A PAIR OF CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE 'TIGER AND BOAR' WEIGHTS
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1100
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Description
PLEASE NOTE HIS LOT IS NOW TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. A PAIR OF CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE 'TIGER AND BOAR' WEIGHTS
PROBABLY WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
Each depicting a snarling tiger pouncing on a boar on a circular base, their facial features, tiger stripes and hair highlighted in gold and silver inlays, the surface with malachite encrustations, 702g, 6cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection, Surrey, UK; sold on behalf of Parkinson's UK.
Cf. J Rawson, Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual, catalogue no.42, British Museum number 1982,0402.1 for a similar bronze weight.