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A PAIR OF ARCHAISTIC BEAKER VASES,
GU, AND AN ARCHAISTIC INCENSE
BURNER, DING
The ding, Song/Ming Dynasty, the gu,
17th/18th century
The ding cast with bands of archaistic
zoomorphic motifs on a leiwen ground, the
surface patinated to a rich hue and painted
green and orange; the small beaker vases
also cast with stylised animal motifs on
leiwen grounds to the mid sections. The
ding: 15.5cm (6in) high; the pair of beakers:
14.5cm (5 3/4in) high (3).

£1,000 - 1,500 486
HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
Provenance
a Spanish private collection, and thence by
descent.
487
TWO ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE
VESSELS, JUE
The first, dated Kangxi 25th year
(corresponding to AD1687) and of the period;
the second, 17th/18th century
Each modelled after the archaic ritual vessel,
with thee blade-shaped feet and a single
mask-and-loop handle, the smaller vessel
with roundels of stylised dragons. The first:
14.5cm (5 3/4in) high (2).
£1,200 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 15,000
CNY11,000 - 13,000
Provenance 487
a Spanish private collection, and thence by
descent
488
THREE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSELS
Late Ming Dynasty
Each variously cast with archaistic leiwen
or stylised bird motifs, comprising: a square
incense burner and cover, fangding; a hu
vase with pared loop and loose ring handles;
and a tripod incense burner, ding, Xuande
six-character mark to base. The fangding:
22.8cm. (9in) high. (4).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Provenance
a Spanish private collection, and thence by
descent

488

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