A SMALL SILVER CIRCULAR 'BIRD AND FLOWER' BOX AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The small, slightly convex box and cover are each finely chased with a central bird in flight encircled by five other birds, one standing, the others in flight amidst leafy flower stems, and the straight sides with delicate foliate scroll, all finely reserved on a minutely ring-punched ground. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) diam.; weight 38.5 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK112. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 83.
A SMALL SILVER CIRCULAR 'BIRD AND FLOWER' BOX AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The small, slightly convex box and cover are each finely chased with a central bird in flight encircled by five other birds, one standing, the others in flight amidst leafy flower stems, and the straight sides with delicate foliate scroll, all finely reserved on a minutely ring-punched ground. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) diam.; weight 38.5 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK112. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 83.
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