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A silver plaque, Warring States Period

Lot 17. A silver plaque, Warring States Period (475-221 BC), 6.2cm., 2 3/8 in . Estimate 1,500 — 2,000 GBP. Lot sold 4,375 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's cast in a circular shape with a slightly convex surface and decorated with an elaborate design of interlaced...

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Tags: silver, plaque, Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

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6 août 2017

A pair of gold and glass fittings, Warring States Period

Lot 15. A pair of gold and glass fittings, Warring States Period (475-221 BC), 6.7cm., 2 5/8 in. each . Estimate 2,000 — 3 ,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's each of circular form and decorated with a central, slightly convex glass 'eye' beaded...

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Tags: Warring States Period (475-221 BC), fittings, gold and glass

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6 août 2017

A gold-foil fitting, Warring States Period

Lot 14. A gold-foil fitting, Warring States Period (475-221 BC), 12cm., 4 3/4 in. long . Estimate 2,000 — 3 ,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's cut from paper-thin gold sheet and beaten in the shape of an animal in profile, the head facing...

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Tags: Fitting, Warring States Period (475-221 BC), gold-foil

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6 août 2017

A fine and rare gold finial, Warring States Period

Lot 13. A fine and rare gold finial, Warring States Period (475-221 BC), 3.3cm., 1 1/4 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7 ,000 GBP. Lot sold 120,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's cast as the head of a feline rising from a tubular finial, short twisting horns emerging from...

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Tags: gold, Warring States Period (475-221 BC), finial

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4 août 2017

A small Ordos gold buckle, 6th-4th century BC

Lot 11. A small Ordos gold buckle, 6th-4th century BC, 2.7cm., 1 in. Estimate 1,800 — 2,500 GBP. Lot sold 6,875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. cast with a lobed outline formed by six stylised bird heads with prominently raised eyes, their long curved beaks turned...

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Tags: gold, Ordos, Buckle, 6th-4th century BC

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4 août 2017

A pair of small Ordos gold fittings, 6th-4th century BC

Lot 10. A pair of small Ordos gold fittings, 6th-4th century BC, 2.6cm., 1in. Estimate 1,000 — 1,500 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. each worked from gold sheet as a tiger mask with bulging eyes, pointed ears and striated mane with a small...

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Tags: gold, Ordos, Fitting, 6th-4th century BC

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4 août 2017

A circular gold ornament, Six Dynasties (220 or 222–589) or earlier

Lot 8. A circular gold ornament, Six Dynasties (220 or 222–589) or earlier, 2.9cm., 1 1/8 in. Estimate 500 — 700 GBP. Lot sold 688 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. shaped like a flat ring and decorated on one side with an overall irregular ring-matted pattern,...

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4 août 2017

A fine gold buckle, 4th-2nd century BC

Lot 7. A fine gold buckle, 4th-2nd century BC, 3.6cm., 1 3/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 26,900 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. of hemispherical shape and heavily cast with a design in relief of three sharp-clawed dragons, their sinuous bodies interlocking...

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Tags: gold, Buckle, 4th-2nd century BC

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4 août 2017

A rare Ordos turquoise-inlaid gold ram fitting, Spring and Autumn period

Lot 6. A rare Ordos turquoise-inlaid gold ram fitting, Spring and Autumn period (771-476 BC), 4.3cm, 1 5/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 26,900 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. realistically cast with a front leg curled under the body and the outer...

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Tags: Ordos, Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BC), turquoise-inlaid gold ram fitting

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4 août 2017

An Ordos openwork gold-sheet fitting, Eastern Zhou

Lot 5. An Ordos openwork gold-sheet fitting, Eastern Zhou (770 BC-221 BC), 7cm., 2 3/4 in. Estimate 500 — 700 GBP. Lot sold 3,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the thin gold sheet cut into a rectangular form and partly embellished in openwork with a pair of...

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Tags: Ordos, openwork gold-sheet fitting, Eastern Zhou (770 BC-221 BC)

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