A gilded bronze lotus base. 16th/17th century - image-1

Lot 156 Dα

A gilded bronze lotus base. 16th/17th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
04.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst I - Sculptures
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 8.680 € (incl. premium)

A gilded bronze lotus base. 16th/17th century

A gilded bronze lotus base in shape of a large lotus above a base of lotus petals, the top sealed with a wooden board. 16th/17th century.
Height 12.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection of a German railroad engineer, who lived in China before 1914, and hence by descent