Lot 25

PAIR OF BRONZE ARCHAISTIC 'GU' VASES
LATE MING TO QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 713
Auction: 4 November 2022 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Description
明末清初 銅鑄獸面紋出戟花觚(一對)
each cast with large flaring trumpet mouth and supported on gently everted foot, the neck with four leaf-shaped panels, the mildly protruding central section divided into four quadrants by raised ridges, each quadrant detailed with taotie mask against leiwen ground, the foot further divided into four quadrants, each quadrant with geometric pattern against leiwen ground
Dimensions
heights: 24.5cm and 24.7cm; 1368g and 1382g




