ID 432406
Lot 12 | A RARE AND MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE...
Valeur estimée
£ 600 000 – 1 000 000
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
The chariot fittings are exquisitely inlaid in gold and silver and skillfully cast in openwork in the zoomorphic form of a dragon pursuing a phoenix, the shaft in the form of a cross-bow support. The dragons are powerfully rendered with sinuous winged bodies inlaid in silver and gold with interlaced motifs, dots, striations and scale-shaped details. The three-claws of each front leg are hooked into the body of the phoenix that has an inclined head, blue-black glass eyes, sharp beak and curled crest. The interior of the bronze fittings have malachite patination and are heavily encrusted.
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) long
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