GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCENED IRON 'CHHAANG' BEER FLASK
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
£1,890
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
西藏 十八世紀 鐵鋄金銀龍紋執壺
of flattened form, each side with a central indented roundel decorated with stylised confronting dragons, enclosed by a scrolling tendril band, the shoulders with shou roundels, set to one side with a sinuous dragon handle in copper and the opposite a long-snouted makara spout
Dimensions
38.8cm high; 2828g
Provenance
Provenance: Spink & Sons Ltd., 1989 (according to collector's inventory).
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.10.
Footnote
Note: A comparable flask, dated to the 17th century, is in the British Museum, registration no. 1959,1216.3.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價