Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 62 590
About this Item
Canton, Hong Kong and Shanghai, China
A Chinese Export silver tankard, Leeching, (Lee Ching), 1830-1895
cylindrical, chased in relief with three court officials seated before a table within a balustraded pavilion, viewing five warrior contestants astride their horses partaking in an archery competition, a target hanging from a willow tree with two attendants holding their standards, with a further pavilion and two musicians heralding the occasion with a horn and drum, the whole centred by a bat suspending a vacant shield-shaped cartouche, the side applied in high relief with a five-clawed dragon, gilt interior, the lip and foot with reeded rims, abrasion, 14,5cm high, 445g
Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
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