CHINESE TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE HILT FROM GE VESSEL

Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 1250 - 1046 BC > A Chinese bronze hilt from a Ge vessel, with a profile incorporating stylized animal forms and geometric openings, inlaid with turquoise. > Published: D. Lion-Goldschmidt and J.C. Moreau-Gobard, Arts de la Chine, Fribourg, 1960, p.44. > Size: 150mm x 90mm; Weight: 200g > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collection Louis Bataille, Paris. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Estimate:£3,000

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