Lot 4
Lot 4
A GILT-DAMASCENED IRON CIRCULAR BOX

TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 5,625
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
Closed: 29 Sep 2020
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A GILT-DAMASCENED IRON CIRCULAR BOX

TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 5,625
Closed: 29 Sep 2020
Price Realised USD 5,625
Closed: 29 Sep 2020
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The sides of the bowl in openwork with coiled dragons amidst scrolling lotus above and below bands with incised stippling, with two lug handles attached on either side, the lid similarly decorated with a circular medallion at center and hinged at one end with a clasp at the other, the base with a roundel with dragons
638 in. (16.2 cm.) across lid
Provenance
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 10 May 1983.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen
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