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           AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE HU-SHAPED VASE               A PAIR OF SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ VASES
           Song Dynasty                                      18th/19th century
           The decoration arranged across three registers, two diaper-ground   With Buddhist lion mask handles, decorated with dragons emerging
           bands to the foot and the neck including the tubular handles, a   from billowing clouds, above undulating foaming waves, Shisou
           swirling waves band just above the shoulder and a taotie mask motif   marks to the bases.
           to the body. 25cm (9 7/8in) high                  28.5cm (11 1/4in) high (2).

           £1,500 - 2,000                                    £1,000 - 1,500
           HK$13,000 - 17,000                                HK$8,500 - 13,000
           CNY12,000 - 15,000                                CNY7,700 - 12,000

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           A BRONZE ARROW VASE                               A SILVER INLAID BRONZE VASE
           Yuan Dynasty                                      18th/19th century
           The pear-shaped body rising to a flaring neck with everted rim and   Of square baluster form, with inlaid archaistic decoration, with a band
           flanked by a pair of tubular handles, cast to the body with a band of   of taotie designs bordered by key fret and ruyi above and plantain
           foaming waves, the neck and handles with a central band of floral   lappets below, set on a raised stand with four ruyi form feet. 30.5cm
           diaper design.                                    (12in) high
           30.5cm (12in) high
                                                             £1,500 - 2,000
           £800 - 1,200                                      HK$13,000 - 17,000
           HK$6,800 - 10,000                                 CNY12,000 - 15,000
           CNY6,200 - 9,300
           Provenance
           Mark Dineley (1901-1975)
           Peter Dineley (1938-2018), and thence by descent



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