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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL JAPANESE BRONZE URNS
Late 19th century
Cast in sections with two large large central panels with pairs of long-tailed birds and peacocks, the neck cast with a scene of apsaras playing flutes and drums and the multi-tiered base with animal masks, bands of dense foliate scroll, swirling dragons with flaming pearls and birds and flowers punctuated by geometric or lappet bands, the top section fitted with large, snarling Chinese kilin handles and fanciful beast masks
72½in. (184.2cm.) high (2)
Late 19th century
Cast in sections with two large large central panels with pairs of long-tailed birds and peacocks, the neck cast with a scene of apsaras playing flutes and drums and the multi-tiered base with animal masks, bands of dense foliate scroll, swirling dragons with flaming pearls and birds and flowers punctuated by geometric or lappet bands, the top section fitted with large, snarling Chinese kilin handles and fanciful beast masks
72½in. (184.2cm.) high (2)
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Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.