6th Nov, 2024 10:00

Asian Art II 亞洲藝術 II
 
Lot 487
 
Lot 487 - A CHINESE BRONZE 'DUCKS' MIRROR
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A CHINESE BRONZE 'DUCKS' MIRROR
唐 銅瑞鴨花卉紋鏡

A CHINESE BRONZE 'DUCKS' MIRROR

Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 C.E)

唐 銅瑞鴨花卉紋鏡

The octafoil mirror formed with a raised foliate rim enclosing foliate sprays, centered with a plain domed knob encircled by a quartet of ducks alternating with elaborate foliate blooms amidst scrolling leafy stems,

21.2cm diameter, weight approx. 1.01kg

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
洛文森舊藏，於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成；
此後家族傳承，敘於一1975年信件中；
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。

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THIS LOT IS OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE

無底價

Sold for £1,260

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