Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Catalog Auction - Session III

Sat, Nov 17, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 1361

Chinese Earthenware Caparisoned Bull

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Six dynasties, caprisoned figure of a bull with up turned head and two long protruding horns, standing on four feet and mounted to a flat surface, 20 x 19 x 6 in.; accompanying lot is a thermoluminescence test dated 1999, outlining that this piece was fired 1730 +/- 310 years ago and the original invoice from Vallin Galleries, Wilton, CT, which reads, "Northern Qi Period (550-557 AD), indicating a price of $12,000

Condition

 restoration to both horns, wear to surface consistent with age and use

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