Arts d'Asie

A gilt-splashed bronze hu-form vase, 17th / 18th century

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Auction Closed

June 11, 03:42 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle

inscribed in ink Hatoun no. 8, Jan 8 1904, Env. 6.

Height 17.2 cm, 6¾ in.

With Hatoun, Cairo, 8th January 1904 (according to the inscription).

European Private Collection.

Christie's Paris, 12th December 2023, lot 143.

The pair to this vase, from the collection of Sir Leon Bagrit (1902-1979), was sold in our London rooms, 16th May 2018, lot 146. Compare also a similar gilt-splashed vase with two mask and ring handles preserved in the Bristol City Art Gallery.

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