A RARE AND FINELY DECORATED GOLD 'PEONY' DISH YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The dish is finely chased in the center with a medallion enclosing seven, small ring-punches that form a circle within a border of overlapping hatching, all encircled by a wide band of densely arranged peony stems bearing five large blossoms on a stippled ground within a border of stamen. The flat, everted rim is chased with a band of foliate scroll below the rolled edge. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) diam.; weight 121.1 g Provenance Madame L. Wannieck, Paris, before 1937. Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK53B. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 102.
A RARE AND FINELY DECORATED GOLD 'PEONY' DISH YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The dish is finely chased in the center with a medallion enclosing seven, small ring-punches that form a circle within a border of overlapping hatching, all encircled by a wide band of densely arranged peony stems bearing five large blossoms on a stippled ground within a border of stamen. The flat, everted rim is chased with a band of foliate scroll below the rolled edge. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) diam.; weight 121.1 g Provenance Madame L. Wannieck, Paris, before 1937. Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK53B. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 102.
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