A mirror stand, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Property of a Swedish private collection.

Mirror stands such as the present lot were popular and made over a long period of time. In Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, cat. no. 87, Rose Kerr illustrates a gilded example from the Salting Bequest in the Victoria & Albert Museum, which she dates to the Song / Yuan dynasty. Ming dynasty examples sold at auction include one from the collection of Ulrich Hausmann, sold at Sothebys, Hong Kong rooms 8th October 2014, lot 3370, and another sold at Sothebys, London rooms, 9th November 2011, lot 391.