LOT 319 (33016) Est R1000 to R3000 – An Unusual 20th Century Oriental Brass Footed Koro

Description

with detachable cover, surmounted by a raised and cast dragon finial, over a frieze of incised and engraved Buddhist and Taoist symbols alternating with pierced cloud banded frieze, over a globular-shaped body with raised everted and flared rim, over an incised fu and Greek key border, integral cast opposing zoomorphic elephant masques suspending ring drop handles, over a naturalistic incised and engraved garden scene, featuring birds, fruiting prunus, peonies, chrysanthemums and foliage embellishment, raised on three integral scale and chevron-ornamented bracket feet (Height: 23cm, diameter: 13.2cm)