Lot #151 - Rare Chinese Shang Dynasty, 1600-1046 BCE, Bronze Gu
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Auction House:Aalders Auctions
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Sale Name:Traditional & Asian Art Auction
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Sale Date:19 Aug 2012 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:151
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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
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Notes:Professor of Far Eastern History at Australian National University ), then David Ho Antiques, Sydney, then Private Collection Sydney Collection.
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Estimate:A$6,000 - 7,000
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Realised Price:Undisclosed
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Category:Oriental
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