AN UNUSUAL GOLD SPOON QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR EARLIER The spoon consists of an elongated petal-shaped handle engraved with two foliate scrolls on either side of a central rib that terminates in a small dragon head from which issues the slender handle of the small hemispherical bowl. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) long; weight 95.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 77.
AN UNUSUAL GOLD SPOON QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR EARLIER The spoon consists of an elongated petal-shaped handle engraved with two foliate scrolls on either side of a central rib that terminates in a small dragon head from which issues the slender handle of the small hemispherical bowl. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) long; weight 95.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 77.
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