SHANG ZOOMORPHIC COVERED BRONZE CENSER
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Description
PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Thomas Anthony (1935 - 2019) Born in Santa Monica, California, Graduated from University of California in 1960, drafted into the United States Army, serving stateside for the entire duration. An internal auditor at IBM, San Jose.He managed an audit group which had jurisdiction for 4 divisions nationwide. He traveled extensively in his job and was able to make several international visits during his tenure while collecting some antiques and artefacts. In 1979, he relocated to a suburban northwest of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dimensions: Height: 30cm, Width: 22cm, Weight: 5780gram
Chinese Shang Dynasty Period, Bronze Chinese Rabbit Animal Zodiac. This bronze carved rabbit animal-shaped ornaments with standing position, face forward, two hands relax in front of the belly, emerging U shape flanked on the shoulder created majestic handle. The Bronze animal-shaped ornaments have extremely high ornamental value and collection value, which can highlight the noble status. The body carved with archaic huge taotie mask around dragon, Wanzi and auspicious pattern. The proportion of the whole body is symmetrical, the layout is accurate, very harmonious. The Amazing condition with a natural patina giving this piece an unforgettable appearance.
Condition
Over all in EXCELLENT condition. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Normal, consider ages and wear.
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EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.
The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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SHANG ZOOMORPHIC COVERED BRONZE CENSER
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
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