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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION (LOTS 285-288)
A SINO-TIBETAN RITUAL CONCH SHELL WITH GILT-BRONZE MOUNT
19TH CENTURY
Details
A SINO-TIBETAN RITUAL CONCH SHELL WITH GILT-BRONZE MOUNT
19TH CENTURY
The shell is mounted all over with gilt bronze that is cast to the front with a bearded dragon, flanked by two cranes and reserved on a dense ground of leafy scrolls.
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
The shell is mounted all over with gilt bronze that is cast to the front with a bearded dragon, flanked by two cranes and reserved on a dense ground of leafy scrolls.
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Property from a Private European Collection amassed by a Portuguese Ambassador in Asia during the early 20th Century.
Brought to you by
Ivy Chan
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