Sale 2658
New York
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22 March 2012
Price realised
USD 4,000
Estimate
A MINIATURE PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' MIRROR TANG DYNASTY (618-907) Cast in high relief with four animals amidst grapevine that surround the crouching beast that forms the knob, within a circular border and an outer band of birds amidst further grapevine, all gilded, the sides and reverse with dark grey patina 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) diam., ¼ in. (.5 cm.) thick, box 66.4g
Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth Collection, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1990.
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