Coco Li
Sale Coordinator, Chinese Works of Art
Lot 151
A GROUP OF FIVE BRONZE ANIMALS
17th to 19th century
20 March 2023, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$6,375 inc. premium
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A GROUP OF FIVE BRONZE ANIMALS
17th to 19th century
Three as censers, one a water dropper and the other free standing, comprising: a tall partially black-patinated deer with large upright ears, a later silvered metal cover; a hare censer (without cover) clutching a lingzhi spray in its mouth; a mythical ram-like coiled beast censer cover with engraved key-pattern to the sides; a free standing seated mythical camel-like unicorn beast; and a water dropper in the form of an elephant-headed mythical seated beast with paws and a long tail.
Between 10 5/8in and 3 1/4in (27.1cm and 8.2cm) high (5).
Three as censers, one a water dropper and the other free standing, comprising: a tall partially black-patinated deer with large upright ears, a later silvered metal cover; a hare censer (without cover) clutching a lingzhi spray in its mouth; a mythical ram-like coiled beast censer cover with engraved key-pattern to the sides; a free standing seated mythical camel-like unicorn beast; and a water dropper in the form of an elephant-headed mythical seated beast with paws and a long tail.
Between 10 5/8in and 3 1/4in (27.1cm and 8.2cm) high (5).
Footnotes
十七至十九世紀 銅鑄禽獸擺件五只