Lot 675. A gilt-silver box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). Length 2⅝ in., 6.8 cm. Lot Sold 10,160 USD (Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 USD). © 2023 Sotheby's

Provenance: Hong Kong Private Collection.

Lot 676. A small parcel-gilt silver 'mandarin ducks' jar, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 2⅜ in., 6.3 cm. Lot Sold 10,160 USD (Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 USD). © 2023 Sotheby's

Provenance: Japanese Private Collection.

Lot 677. A parcel-gilt silver 'mythical beast' bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 7⅞ in., 20.1 cm. Lot Sold 53,340 USD (Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 USD). © 2023 Sotheby's

Provenance: Acquired in New York circa 1980.

Literature: Michael C. Teller, Chinese Antiques: Bronze Gold Silver Earthenware Ceramic, New York, 1980, p. 69.

Note: Compare another Tang dynasty parcel-gilt and silver bowl with similar exotic floral design picked out in gilding from the collection of Carl Kempe, illustrated in Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, pl. 116, and sold in our London rooms, 14th May 2008, lot 74.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 22 March 2023