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PAIR of CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE BRUSH POTS
Estimate:
$300 - $500
Passed
Live Auction
Discovery | The Heckman Collection
Description
Mythical animal amongst Lingzhi within reserve in bas relief, traces of parcel gilt, highly stylized archaistic two-character marks reading ‘yuan tang’

h. 5-1/2
dia. 3-1/4 in.

N.B. similar bush pot sold @ Roger Keverne LTD moving on (Part II), June 7, 2021 in London
Condition
One with dent to upper lip
Provenance
The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descent