Sold for: $9,375

PROVENANCE
Alex Gurevich, Montreal, acquired mostly in Hong Kong during the 1960s
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario

The brushwasher of deep sides and carved as a spade-shaped bronze age coin, all raised on four ‘L’ shaped feet; the mirror with jade dragon belthook handle and ‘good fortune’ jade medallion to the reverse, the mount silver filigree with inset semi-precious hardstones and enamel work.

Initially based in Harbin in northeastern China during the first half of the 20th Century, the Gurevich family moved to Canada during the 1950s and opened the Gurie Gallery, a staple of Montreal’s trendy Sherbrooke street. The Gurie Gallery was one of the first to focus on Chinese ceramics, decorative arts and paintings, and was extremely popular to collectors in Montreal, Toronto and New York. The son, Alex Gurevich (1929-1990), took over the store during the 1960s and continued to source objects through frequent visits to Hong Kong.

Please see the condition report for this lot.

The brushwasher measures: 1 /7 x 4 1/8 x 2 ½ inches and the mirror measures: 9 ½ x 5 x ¾ inches. The lot dimensions listed are for the mirror.

All prices are in Canadian Dollars

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