A FINE AND VERY RARE GOLD DISH SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) The circular dish is chased in the center with a dense, elegant design of two leafy, S-shaped stems, each bearing a large blossom, and the flat, everted rim is chased with a band of 'cash' pattern below the rolled edge. 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) diam.; weight 103 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. 52. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 106.
A FINE AND VERY RARE GOLD DISH SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) The circular dish is chased in the center with a dense, elegant design of two leafy, S-shaped stems, each bearing a large blossom, and the flat, everted rim is chased with a band of 'cash' pattern below the rolled edge. 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) diam.; weight 103 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. 52. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 106.
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