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PARCEL-GILT BRONZE HEXAGONAL ‘DRAGON’ VASE

For Sale by Auction in
OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

MID 20TH C (C. 1960-80) BRONZE WITH PARCEL-GILT AND APPLIED PATINA. A BRONZE VASE OF HEXAGONAL SECTION (FANGZUN), FEATURING A WAISTED NECK AND A SPLAYED PEDESTAL FOOT. THE SHOULDERS ARE FLANKED BY A PAIR OF ELEGANTLY CAST GILT-BRONZE DRAGON-FORM HANDLES. THE RIM AND FOOT ARE EMBELLISHED WITH PARCEL-GILT AND ENGRAVED WITH KEY-FRET BORDERS. THE CENTRAL…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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Location
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

MID 20TH C (C. 1960-80)
BRONZE WITH PARCEL-GILT AND APPLIED PATINA.
A BRONZE VASE OF HEXAGONAL SECTION (FANGZUN), FEATURING A WAISTED NECK AND A SPLAYED PEDESTAL FOOT. THE SHOULDERS ARE FLANKED BY A PAIR OF ELEGANTLY CAST GILT-BRONZE DRAGON-FORM HANDLES. THE RIM AND FOOT ARE EMBELLISHED WITH PARCEL-GILT AND ENGRAVED WITH KEY-FRET BORDERS. THE CENTRAL BODY EXHIBITS A WARM CHOCOLATE-BROWN PATINA WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF ARTIFICIAL VERDIGRIS. THE UNDERSIDE FEATURES A CIRCULAR MEDALLION WITH AN APOCRYPHAL FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN RELIEF, ENCIRCLED BY TWO CHASING DRAGONS.
APPROX. 10.5 IN HIGH