A RARE SILVER PETAL-LOBED STEM CUP

Lot 17
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 6 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 432538
Lot 17 | A RARE SILVER PETAL-LOBED STEM CUP
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
A RARE SILVER PETAL-LOBED STEM CUP

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The small bowl is worked in repoussé to form eleven petals, each finely engraved with alterating birds and mythical beasts amonst flowering plants. The lower body is similarly decorated with further birds and flower lappets. The lobed foot terminates in a splayed, petal lobed base decorated with scrolling tendrils.

2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diam.

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