ID 495065
Lot 813 | A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD EWER AND COVER, HE
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The compressed globular body is raised on three supports in the form of a bird perched on the back of a monkey, and is decorated around the sides with bands of archaistic patterns inlaid in silver and gold. The bird-head spout rising from spread wings is surmounted by a rat, and the openwork handle is in the form of a mythical beast with an arched body formed by entwined serpents. The cover is decorated en suite below three duck-form finials.
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) long
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