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CHINA, late Ming dynasty Copper hand warmer
Quadrangular in …
See original version (French)
177
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CHINA, late Ming dynasty Copper hand warmer
Quadrangular in …
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
CHINA, late Ming dynasty
Copper hand warmer
Quadrangular in shape, with openwork and repoussé cover, decorated with pavilions and Immortals on a boat. Bearing a stamp "姑蘇" and production inscriptions of Suzhou in the province of incised under the base.
Height : 7 cm
Width: 12 cm
(Handle missing, patina wear)
Provenance: French family collection. Supposedly brought back from Asia in the mid-twentieth century by a relative of the family known as Marcel. The presence of a book dedicated by Michel Beurdeley to Marcel (1962) testifies to his interest in Far Eastern art. The collection has been passed down to the current owners.
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