Fitting

Lot 105. A rare turquoise-inlaid gold fitting, Western Han dynasty. Diameter 4.5 cm, 1¾in. Lot sold: 5,292GBP (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2021 Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, London, 13 December 2021

Lot 1292. A rare gold funerary mask, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, Wt. 103.3 g. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 146,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. Worked from thin gold sheet, with a decorative border stamped at the outer edge, the sheet crimped over the mouth, the nose, ears, eyes and brows which are incised with hair markings, as is a mustache above the mouth, with creases and wrinkles in the gold, the stamped design of the border also seen on two 'ribbons' attached to the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1202. An unusual bronze cylindrical axle cap or fitting, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th century BC; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 9,375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011. The top cast in high relief with a coiled bottle-horn dragon encircled by the raised outer rim, the sides cast in intaglio as if a continuation of the dragon's long body coiled around the sides and detailed with scales, with malachite and ferrous... [Lire la suite]

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 right and with a long pointed snout, the curved body finely decorated with a dense design of intertwined dragons and snakes in repousse, glass frame. Weight 4g. Exhibited: Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl... [Lire la suite]

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 hole at the centre for attachment. Quantity: 2. Weight 2.5g. Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1954-55, cat. no. 30. Literature: Gyllensvärd, 1953, pl. 30. Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 28.  Note: See a number... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A small Ordos openwork gold plaque, 6th-4th century BC, 2.9cm., 1 1/8 in. Estimate 1,500 — 2,000 GBP. Lot sold 14,900 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. cast in openwork and low relief in the form of a stylised coiled beast, the animal's front and hind quarters with short bent legs tucked underneath its curled body, the head defined by two large eyes and ears, all enclosed by a band of grooves, the reverse hollow and with two small loops for attachment, Weight 7g.; together with a small Ordos gold... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8067. An archaistic gold and silver-inlaid bronze fitting, Song to Ming dynasty; 2 3/9in (6cm) wide. Estimate US$ 6,000 - 9,000 (€5,400 - 8,100). Sold for US$ 12,500 (€ 10,152). Photo: Bonhams. Finely cast in high relief as a taotie or animal mask, the bone structure sharply defined, the sides shaped by scrolling whorls of fur, with spiraling ears and horns and large sinuous eye sockets inset with pupils carved from black crystaline stone, the details and surface picked out in geometric designs of gold... [Lire la suite]

A Pair of White Jade Fittings, 19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013  The ruyi-shaped upper section of each is carved on the front with peony, the sides have slits to fit onto a belt, and the back is open to accomodate the hinged lower section, which is carved in openwork as two confronted dragons. The semi-translucent stone is of pale greenish-white color. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) long overall (2). Estimate $12,000 – $18,000 Provenance: Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired... [Lire la suite]