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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 273

Large Chinese Inscribed Bronze Temple Bell or Bonsho

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

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$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

dated 1724, archaic style with figural dragon head handle, cast in relief with panels of bosses, inscribed character ??????? (1724), 26 x 16 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio

Note: According to consignor notes, this bell was removed from a bank in Lexington, Kentucky before the bank was demolished.

Condition

probably later inscription, edge wear, surface flakes and losses

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