Lot 711. A parcel-gilt bronze circular 'TLV' mirror, China, Western Han dynasty, 2nd-1st Century BC; 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) diameter; 208 g. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The central knob within a square surrounded by animals, birds and an immortal cast in thread relief amidst 'TLV' motifs, below a saw-tooth band on the rim, the ground gilded, box.

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1990.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.