Lot 263. A superb 'bird and flower' silver cup, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 6.4 cm. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2024

Exhibited: L’or Des Steppes, Arts somptuaires de la dynastie Liao (907-1125), Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d'Extrême-Orient, Geneva, 2007, cat. no. 5.

Lot 264. An exquisite small parcel-gilt silver 'mythical beast' box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 4.8 cm. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London, by 1973.
Collection of J.M.A.J. Dawson.
Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1980.
Christian Deydier, Oriental Bronzes Ltd., London.

Exhibited: Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels, Gilt Bronzes and Early Ceramics, Eskenazi, London, 1973, cat. no. 26.
Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of JMAJ Dawson, Eskenazi, London, 1980, cat. no. 48.
Chinese Gold, Silver and Gilt Bronze up to the Tang Dynasty, Christian Deydier, Oriental Bronzes Ltd., London, 1985, cat. no. 26.
Imperial Gold from Ancient China, Part II, Christian Deydier, Oriental Bronzes Ltd, London, 1991, cat. no. 4.
L’or Des Steppes, Arts somptuaires de la dynastie Liao (907-1125), Fondation Baur, Musée des Arts d'Extrême-Orient, Geneva, 2007, cat. no. 10.