6th Nov, 2024 10:00

Asian Art II 亞洲藝術 II
 
  Lot 498
 
Lot 498 - A CHINESE GOLD- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'PHOENIX' GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOU
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A CHINESE GOLD- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'PHOENIX' GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOU
戰國 銅錯金銀鳳紋帶鉤

A CHINESE GOLD- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'PHOENIX' GARMENT HOOK, DAIGOU

Warring States Period (475 – 221 B.C.E)

戰國 銅錯金銀鳳紋帶鉤

The wide, curved shaft cast to one end to form the head of a mythical beast, with flared snout and narrowed eyes below pointed ears, the body with three oval-shaped recesses enclosed by geometric motifs embellished with gold and silver inlay, the other end of the hook formed as another mythical beast issuing a tapered shaft terminating in a phoenix head, the underside with silver button enclosed by a trio of gold teardrops,

20cm long, weight approx. 343g

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PROVENANCE:
The Lowenson Collection, formed during the 1930s-1950s by Max Lowenson (1879-1945), a Cardiff business man born in Latvia;
Thence by descent as stated in a handwritten letter dated 1975;
Property of the Essex Collection of Early Chinese Art, British Private Collection, where some of the collection is now housed in the National Museum of Wales.
來源：
洛文森舊藏，於1930至1950年代由拉脫維亞裔卡迪夫商人馬克斯·洛文森(1879-1945)組成；
此後家族傳承，敘於一1975年信件中；
艾塞克斯早期中國藝術品，英國私人收藏，部份藏品現藏於威爾斯國家博物館。

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THIS LOT IS OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE

無底價

Sold for £378

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