A Chinese gilt-silver saucer
possibly Tang dynasty (618-907), the rounded sides rising from a circular foot to a flared rim, the centre engraved with a pheasant amongst flowers against a hammered ground in a roundel, enclosed with a key fret border to the rim, 10.7cm diameter, 78g, and a gilt-bronze plaque, in the Tang style, decorated with a boy carrying a lotus flower, seated on the back of a goose, 4.4cm long, mounted with a gold brooch fitting, marked '18k 750' (2) Provenance: From Travers Christmas Humphreys QC (15 February 1901-13 April 1983) via his wife's will executor, her goddaughter, and thence by descent. Born in London in 1901, Humphreys followed in his father's footsteps to become a prominent barrister, and was responsible for the prosecution of several controversial cases during the 1940s and 50s, before later becoming a judge at the Old Bailey. A proponent of Buddhism, he wrote a number of works on Mahayana Buddhism, and was probably the best-known British convert of his day. In 1924, he founded what became the London Buddhist Society, which was to have a seminal influence on the growth of the Buddhist tradition in Britain. He was also an enthusiastic advocate of the Oxfordian theory that the works of Shakespeare were, in fact, written by someone else. His former home in St John's Wood, London, is now a Buddhist temple. 银局部鎏金錾锦鸡牡丹纹碟 及 铜鎏金童子骑鹅图带板 一组两件Condition Report Saucer - tested silver. 78g. Surface scratches and dents. Tired. Signs of splits and solder marks to underneath of rim. Gilt losses. Foot replaced. Brooch - Pin tested 18ct gold, marked 18k 750. Plaque with surface scratches, knocks and dents to edges. Gilt losses. Signs of verdigris in various locations. Request A Condition Report
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possibly Tang dynasty (618-907), the rounded sides rising from a circular foot to a flared rim, the centre engraved with a pheasant amongst flowers against a hammered ground in a roundel, enclosed with a key fret border to the rim, 10.7cm diameter, 78g, and a gilt-bronze plaque, in the Tang style, decorated with a boy carrying a lotus flower, seated on the back of a goose, 4.4cm long, mounted with a gold brooch fitting, marked '18k 750' (2) Provenance: From Travers Christmas Humphreys QC (15 February 1901-13 April 1983) via his wife's will executor, her goddaughter, and thence by descent. Born in London in 1901, Humphreys followed in his father's footsteps to become a prominent barrister, and was responsible for the prosecution of several controversial cases during the 1940s and 50s, before later becoming a judge at the Old Bailey. A proponent of Buddhism, he wrote a number of works on Mahayana Buddhism, and was probably the best-known British convert of his day. In 1924, he founded what became the London Buddhist Society, which was to have a seminal influence on the growth of the Buddhist tradition in Britain. He was also an enthusiastic advocate of the Oxfordian theory that the works of Shakespeare were, in fact, written by someone else. His former home in St John's Wood, London, is now a Buddhist temple. 银局部鎏金錾锦鸡牡丹纹碟 及 铜鎏金童子骑鹅图带板 一组两件Condition Report Saucer - tested silver. 78g. Surface scratches and dents. Tired. Signs of splits and solder marks to underneath of rim. Gilt losses. Foot replaced. Brooch - Pin tested 18ct gold, marked 18k 750. Plaque with surface scratches, knocks and dents to edges. Gilt losses. Signs of verdigris in various locations. Request A Condition Report
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