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A SILVER INLAID BRONZE CHARIOT AXLE CAP, WARRING STATES TO HAN DYNASTY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A SILVER INLAID BRONZE CHARIOT AXLE CAP, WARRING STATES TO HAN DYNASTY

China, 475 BC-220 AD. Of cylindrical form, one end encircled by two ribs, the exterior superbly inlaid in silver with geometric, ruyi, and scroll designs. The interior hollow.

Provenance
: Spink & Son Ltd., London, United Kingdom, 1985. The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above. Sotheby's New York, 22 October 2005, lot 3018 (label attached). A private collection in Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above and thence by descent. A copy of the original invoice from Spink & Son, dated 20 March 1985, confirming the dating above, and stating a purchase price for the present lot of GBP 1,800 or approx. EUR 9,200 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. James and Marilynn Alsdorf got married in 1952 and built a life that was centered on art, philanthropy and family. Studying and collecting art was their all-consuming passion, and it took them all over the world. Their spirit of adventure was unique; they went places that few collectors at the time were curious and confident enough to explore. As their interests diversified, so did their collection. “They were not strategic in their collecting,” recalls Bridget Alsdorf, the couple’s granddaughter. “They were guided by what fascinated them and gave them pleasure, by knowledge and instinct. They were an incredible team.” As well as being great collectors, the Alsdorfs were loyal supporters of museums and cultural institutions across Chicago and the wider United States, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago. James Alsdorf served as Chairman of the AIC from 1975 to 1978, and Marilynn sat on various committees. In 1967, the Alsdorfs joined other prominent Chicago collectors, including Edwin and Lindy Bergman and Robert and Beatrice Mayer, in founding the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, an institution to which they would provide extensive financial and personal leadership. After James’s passing in 1990, Marilynn, who was known as ‘the queen of the Chicago arts community’, continued to build upon her husband’s legacy in art and philanthropy, making a transformative bequest to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997, and funding a curatorial position in Indian and Southeast Asian Art there in 2006.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, expected losses to inlays, small dents, and light scratches. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 134 g
Dimensions: Length 5.4 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 11 May 2015, lot 177
Price: GBP 1,750 or approx. EUR 3,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver-inlaid bronze axle cap, Warring States-early Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related inlays and similar patina. Note the size (6.3 cm).

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