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                            A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE,     清十八世紀   銅錯金銀夔龍紋舖首活環耳壺
                            HU
                            QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
                            the compressed globular body set with a pair of taotie mask
                            handles suspending loose rings, decorated in gold and silver
                            inlay and cast in low relief with bands of archaistic motifs and
                            taotie blades
                            24 cm, 9½ in.
                            HK$ 50,000-80,000
                            US$ 6,400-10,200





































































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