A BRONZE MYTHICAL SILVER AND GOLD INLAID WATER DROPPER WITH A BIRD HEAD SPOUT

Estimated Value:

500 € - 800 €

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Description:

China, Ming dynasty
L. 8,5 cm
The finely patinated rounded body resting on three monkey-shaped legs inlaid in archaic style with gold and silver.
Collection of Josef Weber, Hamburg (1948 - 2015) Schlüter Auctioneers, sold 1999 to the present owner
For a similar water dropper inlaid with gold and silver and dated 'probably Ming dynasty' see G. Tsang and Hugh Moss 'Arts from the Scholar's Studio', Hong Kong 1986, no. 208 and H. Moss 'The Second Bronze Age - Later Chinese Metalwork', 1991, no. 33 - Minor wear, slightly chipped, handle lost

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