PAIR OF COLUMN BASES made of limestone with a beautiful lustrous patina, square in shape, decorated with four Buddhist lions and balls encircled by a knotted ribbon, the births of the circular columns.
(Some epauflures).
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
A PAIR OF LIMESTONE COLUMN BASES, CHINA, MING DYNASTY.
DIM. 20 X 34 X 36 CM (7 7/8 X 13 3/8 X 14 3/16 IN.)
PROVENANCE: Collection
of a former Secretary of State to a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Fifth Republic.