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Bronzes, Metalwork, and Sculptures
Property from a Northern California Estate
Lot 8009

A group of four early bronze mirrors
Warring States period

16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San Francisco

Sold for US$3,500 inc. premium

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A group of four early bronze mirrors

Warring States period
Three of graduated size, thinly cast with an outer concave band enclosing four shan shapes on a feather and hoof field, with the edge of the four characters corresponding to the central square band enclosing the loop finial, the fourth finely cast with disintegrated hooks and spirals under a feather border at the center, all exhibiting a malachite patination.
5 1/2, 4 1/2, 3 3/4, and 3 3/4in
(13.9, 11.4, 9.5 and 9.5cm) diameters

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This lot has been in the family collection since the late 1980s.

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