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LOT 2466
Antique Brass Bowl with Dragon and Peacock
CHINA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (1.65 kg, 23.9 cm wide).
Drum-shaped body with everted flange to the rim and tapering footring; guilloche to the rim, running key motif to the shoulder and foot, quadrant circle amulet and other motifs at the base; median field with cloud pattern background, advancing dragon and bird in flight. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2466
Antique Brass Bowl with Dragon and Peacock
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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