Sale 72 Lot 543  

CHINESE BRONZE BELL WITH WOOD STAND AND GONG STICK. Xuande four character mark, circa 1900. Cast to depict two confronting dragons chasing the flaming pearl of wisdom amongst chased clouds, scalloped rim.
铜云龙纹编钟，《宣德年造》款，约1900年

NOTE: For a similar bell see Christie's, London, November 9, 2010, lot 364 - 11 1/4 in. high.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE: Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. William H.G. FitzGerald, Washington, DC, by descent from Ignaz Petschek and Nikodem Caro, Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Sold for $1,800

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