£15,000 - £20,000
A CHINESE "DRAGON" EWER
gold coloured metal, probably early Ming, with a chained cover and a simple loop handle, the cover, neck and shoulders chased with five clawed dragons amidst cloudscrolls, on a patinated ground, the lid with a lobed finial inset with a red stone within a beaded border, the globular body engraved with scaly dragons amidst cloud scrolls within chased rui borders, the upper register with flowerheads centred by semi-precious cabochon stones and the lower register with stylised lotus on a patinated ground,
the underside of the base with an extensive inscription and an old collector's label "Luisa Feltrinelli Doria no. 152", 22cm highProvenance: According to a label on the base previously in the collection of Luisa Feltrinelli Doria No.152.An English private collection. Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner, and thence by descent
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