Lot 150. Property from an important European private collection. A small silver spherical incense burner, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diam. 5 cm. Price realised EUR 6,930 (Estimate EUR 5,000 – EUR 7,000). © Christie's 2024

Provenance: With Christian Deydier, Paris, in the 1990s.

Literature: Oriental Bronzes Ltd. / Christian Deydier, Imperial Gold from Ancient China, exh. cat., London, 1990, no. 8, pp. 34-35.
Han Wei, Christian Deydier, L’Or de la Chine Antique, Les Editions d’Art et d’Histoire, Arhis, Paris, 2001, figs. 308, 404 and 405, pp. 127 and 166.

Exhibited: London, Oriental Bronzes Ltd. / Christian Deydier, Imperial Gold from Ancient China, 13-29 June 1990.

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, Paris, 13 june 2024