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A gilt-bronze dragon crystal-ball stand
18th Century
modelled as two entwined standing five-claw dragons, each holding a flaming pearl in one clenched hand in front, with spiky scales and features strongly modelled -- 9¾in. (24.7cm.) long.
See Illustration.
A similar example is illustrated in THE SECOND BRONZE AGE, LATER CHINESE METALWORK, catalogue by Paul Moss and Gerard Hawthorn, 1991
18th Century
modelled as two entwined standing five-claw dragons, each holding a flaming pearl in one clenched hand in front, with spiky scales and features strongly modelled -- 9¾in. (24.7cm.) long.
See Illustration.
A similar example is illustrated in THE SECOND BRONZE AGE, LATER CHINESE METALWORK, catalogue by Paul Moss and Gerard Hawthorn, 1991
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