Strauss & co - 17 March 2014, Cape Town

120 326 325 A pair of Chinese brass fan-shaped ceremonial standards, late 19th century each chased and decorated with a pair of dragons contesting a flaming pearl, above a stylised pavilion with a fish emerging from waves below, the border with small birds perched on flowering peony branches, the standard supported in a dragon’s mouth, on a twist-turned wooden pole and later stepped base, double character mark of Good Fortune above a mark of commendation for Yu the Great Emperor, 120cm high, including base (2) R6 000–8 000 325 326 A Chinese bronze bronze bell, circa 1900 the bell with wavy rim, cast with bands of contesting dragons flanking a tablet inscribed ‘ daming xuan de nian zao ’, mountainous landscapes with feng-hu birds above, further inscribed ‘ wan gu liu fang ’, surmounted by a double dragon handle, suspended within an arched wooden stand carved with contesting dragons set to an oval base with a band of greek-key decoration, pierced scroll and cloud forms, 63cmhigh (2) R12 000–15 000