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Lot 1330
A Matched Pair of Massive Chinese Ceremonial Bronze Polearms
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, standards only with no poles present, each piece consisting of a curved blade rising from a socket mount and embellished with applied dragons; the central motifs framed by crescent forms emerging from the sides.

Length: 36.5 in.

Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Moller, Durham, NC

Natural patinated surfaces; each blade with a small spot of green verdigris; one crescent has been re-attached.