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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI                                A GOLD-AND-SILVER-INLAID BRONZE POURING VESSEL, JUE
17th century                                                                Shi Sou mark, late Ming Dynasty
Of archaistic form, raised on a hollow pedestal foot terminating in a flat  The three awl-shaped feet with fine silver wire and gold inlay patterns
foot rim, finely cast with stylised animals and taotie masks on a leiwen    supporting a globular belly, the body cast with a band of taotie masks
ground, divided by flanges on both sides, the vessel flanked by a pair      highlighted with gold and separated by two vertical flanges, on one
of mythical beast-heads issuing loop handles with pendent tabs and          side a C-shaped mythical beast-head handle, the graceful spout
decorated with C-scrolls.                                                   decorated in silver with a phoenix-head and a key-fret border on the
24cm (9 1/2in) wide                                                         rim, Japanese box.
                                                                            18.4cm (7 1/4in) high (2).

£3,000 - 5,000       CNY28,000 - 46,000                                     £10,000 - 15,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000	                                                         HK$110,000 - 160,000	

                                                                                                   CNY92,000 - 140,000

十七世紀 青銅仿古饕餮紋簋式爐

                                                                            明末 銅錯金銀仿古饕餮紋爵
                                                                            錯銀「石叟」金文款

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