A PARCEL GILT BIRD FINIAL, DINGSHI
China, Song dynasty or earlier. The finial is made of a hollow cast alloy as a recumbent bird clutching a short open pole. The feathers are neatly incised and parcel-gilt as well as the round, bulging eyes and the closed aquiline beak.

Provenance: Lowenthal Collection, nr. 148. Paper labels to bird and base. Hans Lowenthal was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His father Julius invented the first semi-automatic lighter in history in 1928 and named it Colibri. In 1953, Hans joined Colibri and was its Managing Director for 25 years.
Condition: Fine condition with good patina, extensive wear, traces of use and tiny nicks here and there. Minor encrustations.

Weight: 259.7 grams (the finial)
Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm

On modern wood base. (2)

錯金鳥形頂飾
中國，宋代或更早。頂飾空心鑄造合金製成，眼睛突出，鳥嘴緊閉，整體 生動。

來源：Lowenthal 收藏, 收藏編號 150，底部有紙標簽。Hans Lowenthal 生於德國法蘭克福，其父親Julius 1928年發明了第一臺半自動打火機，取 名爲科勒比，擔任了25年經理。他對古董的多功能性充滿了熱情。
品相：品相良好，包漿細膩，磨損嚴重，使用痕跡，局部輕微磕損，一些 結殼。

重量：259.7 克 (頂飾)
尺寸：長16.5 厘米