Sale 2690
New York
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2 - 3 April 2013
Price realised
USD 2,500
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
FOUR SMALL CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRRORS, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220) AND LATER, the first cast with lions and figures; the second cast with inscriptions (restored); the third also cast with inscriptions; the fourth cast with birds amongst clouds (restored) The fourth and largest 4½in. (11.4cm.) diameter (4)
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection. The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS
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