#1520 16th / 17th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Lion circa 1550 - 1640**SOLD** September 2017

A bronze Lion with its original dark patination made in China, possibly as a censer, during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644, most likely during the 16th or early 17th Century.

Condition: there are some very old losses to the applied decoration - a part of the "beard" is missing,the right ear has been re-attached and the base has an old wood block infill; there has been no restoration.

14.5cm (5.7 inches)high; 14cm (5 inches) across.