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China, the Himalayas or Tibet.
See original version (French)
41
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China, the Himalayas or Tibet.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,350 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
China, the Himalayas or Tibet.
A large, straight, circular silver jug with a domed base decorated with a Greek fret frieze, an undulating line and stylised leaves on an amati background; the body is divided into several sections, embossed with scalloped medallions depicting fish, aquatic creatures, lotus flowers and floral scrolls, two friezes of multi-lobed scrolls on an amati background, scrolls of leafy and flowering branches engraved with leafy scrolls and Greek fret friezes, the upper section openwork and indented; a removable, gadrooned lid; a smooth pine-cone handle with a ring; a dragon-head spout; a scaly dragon-shaped handle with a ring; the metalwork forms the fastenings,
Standard swan shape, 800°/°°, H. 36 cm.
Weight: 1321 g.
Minor distortions in the upper section; one chain is probably missing; slight chip at the base.
See original version (French)
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