Lot 701
A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE CENSER
18th Century
H: 15 cm
Estimate
TWD 460,000-700,000
HKD 124,000-189,000
USD 15,800-24,100
CNY 100,000-152,000
Sold Price
TWD 480,000
HKD 126,316
USD 16,086
Collection of John Pullon
Acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London
Christie's London, 26th March 2003, Lot 485
Acquired from KNAPTON RASTI
+ OVERVIEW
Of ding-form, the deep bowl with an everted rim and upright handles, all supported on three slender cylindrical legs, elaborate taotie masks enveloping the body between elongated keyfret above and stylized cicadas on the legs below, all inlaid with gold wire, the base centered with a four-character Yutang Shi Sou mark.
Connoisseurship: The Literati Sale
Ravenel Spring Auction 2018
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 3:30pm