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A RARE AND FINE SILVER REPOUSSÉ GOOSE-FORM VESSEL, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIER
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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A RARE AND FINE SILVER REPOUSSé GOOSE-FORM VESSEL, SONG DYNASTY OR EARLIERScientific Analysis Report: The present lot was analyzed by Dr. Peter Northover, formerly Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Materials, University of Oxford, and a specialist with over forty years of research in archaeological and historical metallurgy. In his report, he concludes that the “state of corrosion and the composition of the goose bowl are consistent with the proposed origin [Song dynasty]”. A copy of the examination report, no. R5769/86, accompanies the lot.China, 960-1279 or earlier. Exquisitely modeled as a goose arching its long slender neck backward as it opens its beak to reach for the richly chased bowl balancing on its feathery tail, the plumage neatly incised, the wing feathers terminating in scroll tips, the lower body decorated with large flowerheads surrounded by floral scroll above a band of lotus petals encircling the oval foot, the bowl decorated with similar scroll against a minutely ring-punched ground.Provenance: The Ben Essex Collection of Chinese Art, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Ben Essex is a noted English collector of ancient Chinese works of art. He inherited an impressive collection from his grandfather Max Lowenson, and has been expanding it with great verve and passion for decades. Today, pieces from Dr. Essex's collection are housed in the National Museum of Wales.Condition: Good condition with expected wear and manufacturing irregularities, light warping and small dings, a dent below one wing, occasional surface scratches, minor tarnish, encrustations, verdigris. Overall with a fine, naturally grown patina.Weight: 374.7 gDimensions: Length 18.5 cmShaped as a majestic goose with elegantly arched neck and finely chased plumage, this silver vessel belongs to a small and remarkable group of zoomorphic rhyta and vessels whose origins lie in Sassanian and Byzantine metalware. From the 7th century onwards, such exotic forms entered China via Silk Road exchange, inspiring the Tang dynasty court to create their own interpretations. Tang sancai examples (fig. 1), often in the form of geese or ducks terminating in cups, testify to the cosmopolitan taste of the period and the adoption of foreign models into Chinese visual language (fig. 2).Literature comparison: Compare a group of related Sogdian parcel-gilt silver repoussé vessels including a rhyton, dated c. late 600s-early 700s, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1988.67.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2023, lot 673Price: USD 50,800 or approx. EUR 46,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A rare silver 'chilong and lingzhi' handled cup, Song dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related craftsmanship and motifs. Note the much smaller size (7.6 cm).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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