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Lot #151 - Rare Chinese Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 BCE, Bronze Gu

  • Auction House:
    Aalders Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Traditional & Asian Art Auction
  • Sale Date:
    19 Aug 2012 ~ 12noon
  • Lot #:
    151
  • Lot Description:
    Rare Chinese Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 BCE, Bronze Gu
    of baluster form, with a spreading lip, above two continuous friezes of stylised animals and masks to the upper and lower sections, flanked by a pair of animal mask loop handles, on a cylindrical foot, evidence of repair, h 15.cm, d 22.5cm.
  • Provenance:
    with copy of David Ho Invoice and Charlotte Horstmann Antiques, Hong Kong, then Prof Charles Patrick Fitzgerald (worked for British Council in China, who was then later
  • Notes:
    Professor of Far Eastern History at Australian National University ), then David Ho Antiques, Sydney, then Private Collection Sydney Collection.
  • Estimate:
    A$6,000 - 7,000
  • Realised Price:
    Undisclosed
  • Category:
    Oriental

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