88*§ | premium
A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC SEVEN DRAGONS RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY, 17Th CENTURY
The large sized cup with an elegantly proportioned tapering body raised on a splayed foot, the exterior well carved in shallow relief around the mid-section with a band of stylized archaistic motif, further intricately decorated in high relief with seven playful sinuous chilongs, one end with a fine openwork with four of them clambering up the handle two of which peering over the rim with the largest dragon going through the handle ring of the cup, each side with one chilong and the front with one further chilong looking on the side to see the companion, the exterior and the top rim with a key-fret band above a conforming stepped well. In very good conditions, apart a few very minute chips as we can see from the image around the mouth rim.
12,5 cm high, 17 cm wide
12,5 cm high, 17 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 20,000 - 26,000
Provenance: bought at Eskenazy - Milano in the 70ies (documentation available for the future buyer)
Note: worldwide export licence available. If to be exported outside Europe an additional document is requested (Cites).
* Il lotto é stato identificato come contenente materiali organici che possono essere sottoposti a restrizioni per l'importazione o l'esportazione. Chi fosse interessato é pregato di mettersi in contatto con i nostri uffici prima dell'asta.
This lot has been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions regarding import or export. For further information contact the Management of WANNENES ART AUCTIONS before the sale.
§ Il lotto potrebbe essere soggetto a restrizioni relativamente l'importazione negli Stati Uniti.
Note: worldwide export licence available. If to be exported outside Europe an additional document is requested (Cites).
* Il lotto é stato identificato come contenente materiali organici che possono essere sottoposti a restrizioni per l'importazione o l'esportazione. Chi fosse interessato é pregato di mettersi in contatto con i nostri uffici prima dell'asta.
This lot has been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions regarding import or export. For further information contact the Management of WANNENES ART AUCTIONS before the sale.
§ Il lotto potrebbe essere soggetto a restrizioni relativamente l'importazione negli Stati Uniti.
LOTS
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A RARE BRONZE MIRROR, LATE EASTERN HAN, THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD, LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY
A RARE BRONZE MIRROR, LATE EASTERN HAN, THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD, LATE 2ND-3RD CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 400 - 600
39
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE DUCK CENSER AND COVER, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE DUCK CENSER AND COVER, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 1,500 - 2,000
40 | premium
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF DAOIST GOD WENCHANG WANG, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF DAOIST GOD WENCHANG WANG, CHINA, LATE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
ESTIMATE € 10,000 - 15,000
41 | premium
A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, SHI-SOU MARK, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, SHI-SOU MARK, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 20,000 - 30,000
42
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA, SINO-TIBET, QING DYNASTY, 18TH; 19TH CENTURY
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA, SINO-TIBET, QING DYNASTY, 18TH; 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 1,000 - 1,500
46
A PAIR OF ROUGE DE FER ENAMELLED LOTUS OVOID VASES AD COVERS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
A PAIR OF ROUGE DE FER ENAMELLED LOTUS OVOID VASES AD COVERS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (2)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200
48
A RARE SMALL VASE IN GRES AND ENAMELLED IN AMBER AND GREEN, PROBABLY MID MING DYNASTY
A RARE SMALL VASE IN GRES AND ENAMELLED IN AMBER AND GREEN, PROBABLY MID MING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE € 100 - 200
