ID 432456
Lot 89 | A LARGE SILVER AND GOLD-INLAID PEAR-SHAPED BRONZE VASE
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 40 000
18TH CENTURY
The vase is finely decorated around the swollen section with intricate taotie masks, with the eyes picked out in gold, amongst meandering leafy scrolls. The shoulder and tall slender neck are further inlaid with blade-shaped cartouches, enclosing taotie mask and meandering scrolls.
15 ¾ in (40 cm.) high
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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