Lot #20 - A Silver-Backed Square Bronze Mirror Tang Dynasty
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO
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Sale Date:30 Oct 2019 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:20
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Lot Description:A Silver-Backed Square Bronze Mirror Tang Dynasty
the reverse side of the mirror inset with a silver sheet repoussÈ with the 'lion and grapevine' decoration, the central crouching lion encircled with four others climbing among scrolling vine within a raised border, a frieze of birds among fruiting vine around the concave surround, some areas of green encrustation, box
8.8 cm -
Provenance:'Property from the Estate of Eugene V. Thaw', Christie's, New York, 30 October 2018, lot 210; Private Collection, Melbourne
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 5,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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