Lot 13

A Collection of Asian Metalwork and Carved Wood Decorative Items (19th/20th Century)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $133 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 13
A Collection of Asian Metalwork and Carved Wood Decorative Items (19th/20th Century)
Description
An assorted collection of Asian cultural objects and architectural accessories composed of a large multi-tiered Japanese openwork cast iron garden lantern featuring a hexagonal removable roof cap, a heavy Nepalese or Tibetan cast bronze ritual oil lamp (sukunda) designed with a wide circular font surmounted by a prominent stylized kirtimukha deity mask flanked by secondary zoomorphic figures, a Chinese cast brass guardian lion (foo dog) finial balancing with front paws atop a sphere while supporting an elongated sweeping feather-form tail extension on a modern display plinth, a pair of small matching metal finials, a single small carved wooden finial, and a small Chinese hand-carved and gilt-wood standing figural sculpture raised on a block plinth
Details
Iron, bronze, brass, wood, gold leaf, pigment, iron wire
Tallest : 34 x 19 x 19 inches
Provenance
The Estate of Janice and Donald Rosenthal
Condition
Fair condition; heavy specialized oxidation and flaky orange rust deposits scattered across the interior and exterior frameworks of the cast iron garden lantern, a distinct chipped loss to the right ear of the cast brass Chinese guardian lion finial along with a structural joint repair or stabilization wire where the tail element arches above its back, minor localized flaking with stable surface cracks to the gilded layers on the small miniature wood figure, and generalized tarnish across the bronze oil lamp components


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