Lot 155: Chinese Bronze Items

Lot 155: Chinese Bronze Items

Traces of gilding, Chou Dynasty, 946-770 BC, (purchased in Paris 1956), 7″; Smaller 6″ one is missing top piece; Two Han Dynasty bronze belt hooks, oval, 206 BC-220 AD, (purchased in Boston 1950); Chinese cast bronze stamp seal, seated Bodhisattva, Ch’ ing Dynasty, 1662-1722, 2″ h; Collection of 12 small ornaments from a Manchurian wedding gown, (each about 2.5 cm long), Ch’ing Dynasty (Manchu), 1644-1912, (purchased Boston 1950); Chinese cast bronze figure of a bear, traces of gilding, supported a vessel or stand, Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD, 1 3/4″ h, (purchased in New York City 1951), mounted on a wood block; (L.C. & P. Wyman collection). 

Estimate: $500-700

Description

Traces of gilding, Chou Dynasty, 946-770 BC, (purchased in Paris 1956), 7″; Smaller 6″ one is missing top piece; Two Han Dynasty bronze belt hooks, oval, 206 BC-220 AD, (purchased in Boston 1950); Chinese cast bronze stamp seal, seated Bodhisattva, Ch’ ing Dynasty, 1662-1722, 2″ h; Collection of 12 small ornaments from a Manchurian wedding gown, (each about 2.5 cm long), Ch’ing Dynasty (Manchu), 1644-1912, (purchased Boston 1950); Chinese cast bronze figure of a bear, traces of gilding, supported a vessel or stand, Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD, 1 3/4″ h, (purchased in New York City 1951), mounted on a wood block; (L.C. & P. Wyman collection). 

Estimate: $500-700