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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) AND LATER
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A GROUP OF SIX CHINESE BRONZES
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) AND LATER
Comprising a gold-inlaid belt hook; a vase cast with 'rope twist' design; a silver-inlaid 'bird' fitting; a ritual food vessel and cover cast with twin dragon handles and three animal form finials; a small recumbent qilin; and a pierced bowl decorated with foreigners and musicians
The largest, 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC- 220 AD) AND LATER
Comprising a gold-inlaid belt hook; a vase cast with 'rope twist' design; a silver-inlaid 'bird' fitting; a ritual food vessel and cover cast with twin dragon handles and three animal form finials; a small recumbent qilin; and a pierced bowl decorated with foreigners and musicians
The largest, 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The belt hook: Paula Heuser Antiquitäten, Hamburg, 29 July 1933.
The belt hook, food vessel and bird: The Hermann Rosenfeld Collection, Hamburg, Germany, circa 1930s.
Acquired by the current owner from the heirs of Mr. Hermann Rosenfeld.
The belt hook, food vessel and bird: The Hermann Rosenfeld Collection, Hamburg, Germany, circa 1930s.
Acquired by the current owner from the heirs of Mr. Hermann Rosenfeld.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU or, if the UK has withdrawn from the EU without an agreed transition deal, from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime.
Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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