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9*
           AN ARCHAIC BRONZE OPENWORK ‘DRAGON’ HALBERD
           BLADE, GE
           Late Eastern Zhou Dynasty
           The bevelled and pointed blade cast emerging from a finial in the form
           of a reticulated dragon and its kin, rising from a hollow oval socket.
           12.5cm (4 7/8in) long

           £2,000 - 3,000
           CNY18,000 - 27,000

           東周末 青銅蟠螭紋戈

           Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong
           circa 1980s-1990s

           來源: 思源堂收藏,於約1980至1990年代購自香港


           10*
           A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE ‘PHOENIX’ RITUAL WINE VESSEL
           AND COVER, HU
           Zhou Dynasty
           Supported on a pronounced spreading foot, cast to each side of
           the body with two wide registers each containing a pair of confront
           phoenixes reserved on a dense leiwen ground, detailed with bossed
           eyes and stylised plumage, separated by two further bands with similar
           decorations, the gently tapering neck flanked by a pair of tubular
           handles, surmounted by a cover with everted rim cast with a pair of
           rectangular apertures.
           40.8cm (16in) high (2).

           £4,000 - 6,000
           CNY36,000 - 53,000

           周 青銅夔鳳紋蓋壺

           Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong
           circa 1980s-1990s

           來源: 思源堂收藏,於約1980至1990年代購自香港


























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           For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
           please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.  PROPERTY FROM THE SZE YUAN TANG COLLECTION  |  17
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