94
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD WINE VESSEL, JUE, CHINA, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 12TH ; 11TH CENTURY B.C.
The jue in quite good condition, X-ray shows the vessel a visible shaped short Y-crack and a chip re-stuck on top of the body where the handle joint the caps of the body of the vessel and two cracks on the handle, where the handle joint to the body and re-stuck, some patch of malachite encrustation to the decorated sides and some minor blistering to the flat surface, inside some visible mud with traces of path of malachite encrustation.
20 cm high, 18 cm wide
20 cm high, 18 cm wide
ESTIMATE € 8.000 - 10.000
Supported on three long triangular-section blade-like legs, the U-shaped body terminates in a curved spout flanked by two posts with domed caps, decorated with whorl patterns, and triangular tail. The C form handle is set on one side of the body over a two-character inscription. The body is cast with a frieze of two large taotie masks with protruding eyes and leiwen scroll and quills, one mask is bisected by a vertical flange, and the other by the inscription. The soft greyish-green surface has some malachite encrustation.
Provenance: in the family since 1953.
Provenance: in the family since 1953.
LOTS
109
A SMALL TEA DUST GLAZED PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE, CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
A SMALL TEA DUST GLAZED PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE, CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 7.000 - 9.000
111 | premium
A FINE APPLE-GREEN GLAZED MEIPING PORCELAIN VASE, CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
A FINE APPLE-GREEN GLAZED MEIPING PORCELAIN VASE, CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
ESTIMATE € 24.000 - 30.000
112
A LARGE 'FAMILLE NOIRE' PORCELAIN YEN YEN VASE, CHINA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, APOCRYPHAL CHENGUA MARK
A LARGE 'FAMILLE NOIRE' PORCELAIN YEN YEN VASE, CHINA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, APOCRYPHAL CHENGUA MARK
ESTIMATE € 3.000 - 5.000
113
A CHINESE IMARI OCTAGONAL PART DINNER SERVICE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY (40)
A CHINESE IMARI OCTAGONAL PART DINNER SERVICE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY (40)
ESTIMATE € 5.000 - 8.000
114
A RARE GILT LOBED PORCELAIN BRUSHPOT, CHINA, JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
A RARE GILT LOBED PORCELAIN BRUSHPOT, CHINA, JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
ESTIMATE € 1.500 - 2.000
115
A SET OF SIXTEEN 'COMPAGNIE DES INDES' PORCELAIN LOBED PLATES, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY (16)
A SET OF SIXTEEN 'COMPAGNIE DES INDES' PORCELAIN LOBED PLATES, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY (16)
ESTIMATE € 1.800 - 2.500
119
A POTTERY SMALL TRIPLE CUP WITH HANDLE, CHINA, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
A POTTERY SMALL TRIPLE CUP WITH HANDLE, CHINA, EASTERN HAN DYNASTY (AD 25-220)
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1.200
120
A SMOKY ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF A SEATED AND SMILING BUDDHA, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
A SMOKY ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF A SEATED AND SMILING BUDDHA, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
ESTIMATE € 2.000 - 3.000