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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, LI, LATE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTYExhibited: According to label 'Univ Museum Exhibition C10 4-33' exhibited at Treasures of the Chinese Scholar, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, USA, 1997, and University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA, 1998.China, 9th-7th century BC. The compressed body raised on three legs with flat, partially open backs, each leg positioned below a notched flange centering pairs of stylized confronting dragons, the flat everted rim undecorated. The bronze with a superb, naturally grown, rich patina with distinct malachite and azurite encrustations.Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 28-29 November 1994, lot 202 (dated late Shang to early Western Zhou dynasty). Lacquered with an inventory number, 'L-1042-145', indicating a prior museum deaccession. The Ji Zhen Zhai Collection, Dr. John Fong, acquired from the above. The underside of one foot with two labels, 'Ji Zhen Zhai Collection' and 'Univ Museum Exhibition C10 4-33'. John K. Fong (Fang Jinpei) was a psychiatrist and Professor of Archaeology at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, USA. He studied and collected Chinese art for more than 25 years, developing the Ji Zhen Zhai (Studio of Accumulated Treasures) Collection. He curated the exhibition Treasures of the Chinese Scholar, which first opened at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, USA, in 1997 and then moved to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1998. Condition: Superb original condition, commensurate with age, with no fills or restorations. As expected with minor nicks and small losses, signs of weathering and corrosion, soil encrustations.Weight: 1,215 g Dimensions: Diameter 17 cm, Height 12.5 cmExpert's note: Decorated with a shallow yet crisp design of taotie masks or S-shaped dragons, vessels of this type were discovered in Fufeng, Shaanxi Provence.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related bronze li, 13 cm high, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 8th-7th century BC, in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.351, illustrated by Jessica Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Washington DC, 1990, pp. 328-329, no. 29.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1251 Price: USD 62,500 or approx. EUR 75,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Bronze Ritual Tripod Food Vessel, Liding, Late Western Zhou Dynasty, 8th Century BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, flanges, and dragon decoration. Note the near-identical diameter (18 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2011, lot 31 Price: USD 56,250 or approx. EUR 67,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An archaic bronze ritual food vessel (li), late Western Zhou dynasty, 9th / 8th century BCExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, flanges, and dragon decoration. Note the larger size (height 18.4 cm).西周末年青銅禮器鬲中國，公元前九至七世紀。寬唇，短頸，腹部呈淺分襠式，袋狀足粗短，器身飾有三道較窄的扉棱。每隻鬲的腹部飾有六隻龍紋，為不對稱排列，頭居中，作回顧形，體部逶迤舒曲，從下緣環回至尾端，自然生長的包漿良好，帶有孔雀石綠色和藍色結殼。 展覽：標籤“Univ Museum Exhibition C10 4-33' 表明該器曾在美國舊金山中國文化中心 Treasures of the Chinese Scholar，展覽中展出，1997年'美國賓夕法尼亞大學Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology，1998年。 來源：紐約蘇富比，1994年11月 28-29日，lot 202 (斷代為商末至西周初)；庫存編號 'L-1042-145'，表明之前從博物館售出。Dr. John Fong教授的集珍齋購於上述拍賣。一足底部有兩個標籤 'Ji Zhen Zhai Collection' 與 'Univ Museum Exhibition C10 4-33'. John K. Fong (Fang Jinpei)曾是美國費城賓夕法尼亞大學精神病學家和考古學教授。他研究和收藏中國藝術超過 25 年，建立了集珍齋收藏。1997年，他策劃的“Treasures of the Chinese Scholar”展覽首先在美國舊金山中國文化中心開幕，1998年來到賓夕法尼亞大學考古與人類學博物館。 品相：極好的原始狀態，沒有填充或修復，有輕微的劃痕和小缺損、風化和腐蝕的跡象、土壤結殼。 重量：1,215 克 尺寸：直徑17 厘米，高12.5 厘米 專家注釋：陝西扶風曾出土此類器物，飾饕餮紋或S形龍紋。
A SMALL ROBIN'S EGG GLAZED 'ARCHAISTIC' BASIN, 18TH CENTURYChina. The vessel of flattened circular form, the exterior finely molded with mask handles suspending mock rings, framed by recessed bands below an incurved rim and short foot, covered overall with an opaque turquoise glaze densely mottled in bright and dark blue save for the broad unglazed foot rim encircling the countersunk base.Provenance: From a noted private collection in Geneva, Switzerland, assembled since the 1960s, and thence by descent. An important part of this collection was on permanent loan and exhibited over several decades at the Asia-Africa Museum in Geneva. The base lacquered with an old inventory number, 'AMA-3081', and further with two old labels, '3081' and 'Art Ancien de Chine & Extrême-Orient Geneve. 4237/2. K. Lung 1736' Condition: Good condition with some wear and expected traces of use, the interior with light surface scratches, tiny glaze recesses. One side with a thin, barely visible hairline.Weight: 170.4 g Dimensions: Width 10 cm (at the widest points)As early as the Song dynasty, the Imperial court was fascinated with archaic objects and many wares were produced in imitation of ancient forms. The shape of the present censer, although flattened, is reminiscent of bronze containers known as lian, which were among the ritual implements aimed to present food and drink offerings to the ancestors during the Han dynasty. As such, the present censer may not only be emulating the bronze prototype, but also the ceramic form of the Northern Song dynasty, as exemplified by a Ruyao tripod incense burner from the Qing Court collection, illustrated in Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I): The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 2, no. 1.The 'Robin's egg' glaze represents a significant technical innovation of the Yongzheng period (1723-35) attributable to Tang Ying (1682-1756), the greatest porcelain superintendent in Chinese history. The Yongzheng Emperor, who initiated many revivals of earlier ceramic techniques, was particularly enamored with the variegated Jun glazes of the Song (960-1279) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties. In order to have the glazes recreated or imitated, Tang Ying sent his trusted assistant from the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, on study trips to the Jun region in Henan province to learn from the local potters and even went as far as having ceramic raw materials mined in the Jun area transported over thousands of kilometers to Jingdezhen. Among the many types of glazes derived from those efforts are mottled purple ones such as the flambe variety, and mottled turquoise ones such as 'robin's egg', which Tang Ying termed Lu Jun or Oven Jun, i.e., a Jun glaze fired in low-temperature ovens instead of high-temperature kilns (see Jingdezhen Institute of Ceramic Archaeology et al, The Cultures of Porcelain Superintendents and Jingdezhen, conference volume, Nanchang, 2011). The 'robin's egg' glaze is mentioned on a stele in Jingdezhen, inscribed by Tang Ying, as one of the major types of ceramics that he succeeded in firing and proposed as suitable for regular delivery to the Imperial court. Its color is described as intermediate between the glazes of the Shiwan kilns of Foshan, Guangdong, and those used by the Yixing kilns in Jiangsu for their zisha tea pots, but having a better and more beautiful flow.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2013, lot 234 Price: HKD 600,000 or approx. EUR 91,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An archaistic robin's-egg glazed vase, cong, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related glaze and archaistic design. Note the size (height 14.4 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's London, 3 November 2021, lot 9 Price: GBP 5,292 or approx. EUR 7,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A 'robin's egg'-glazed 'double-peach' washer, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related glaze. Note the similar size (length 9.6 cm).十八世紀爐鈞釉仿古小盆中國。扁平圓形器皿，外壁中央環紋，兩側饕餮輔首啣環，弧形邊沿，底足未上釉，内凹處有釉，通體施不透明綠松石色爐鈞釉。 來源：瑞士日内瓦私人收藏，建立於上世紀六十年代，保存至今。這個收藏重要的一部分長期在日内瓦亞非博物館展出。底部有收藏編號AMA-3081，以及另外兩個標籤 '3081'與 'Art Ancien de Chine & Extrême-Orient Geneve. 4237/2. K. Lung 1736' 。 品相：品相良好，有一些磨損和使用痕跡，內部有輕微的劃痕，微小的釉面凹陷。一側有細的、幾乎看不見的裂紋。 重量：170.4 克 尺寸：寬 10 厘米 (最寬處)
AN INLAID BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' TRIPOD CENSER AND OPENWORK COVER, 18TH CENTURYChina. Heavily cast, the censer is decorated in relief with lotus scrolls flanked by a pair of handles in the form of caparisoned elephant heads with their trunks raised, supported on three further elephant heads, their curved trunks forming the legs. The openwork cover is pierced with lotus scrolls surrounding the finial cast as a recumbent elephant with an urn on its back filled with auspicious and precious objects including a conch, ingot, the Three Jewels, and a cash coin. The censer is embellished with inlays of pearl, glass, and semiprecious stones. The base cast with a lotus knop. Provenance: From a Danish private collection and thence by descent. The underside with faint remnants of an old collector's inscription. Condition: Very good condition with old wear, traces of use and casting irregularities, some losses to inlays, the handles slightly loose. Fine, naturally grown, rich patina.Weight: 3,577 g Dimensions: Height 31 cmExpert's note: The fine inlays of pearl, glass, and semiprecious stones strongly indicate an imperial connection to this censer, which also compares favorably to Qianlong-marked examples, see for example Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 3115.Literature comparison: The tradition of using three elephant heads as the feet of imperial bronze censers and braziers can be traced back at least as far as the Xuande reign (1426-1435). An example of a censer, bearing a six-character Xuande reign mark, on which the elephants balance on their rolled trunks, as on the present lot, is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and illustrated in A Special Exhibition of Incense Burners and Perfumers Throughout the Dynasties, Taipei, 1994, p. 199, no. 54.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4128 Price: HKD 524,000 or approx. EUR 82,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A bronze 'elephant' tripod censer and openwork cover, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and inlays, as well as the related size (33.6 cm). Note the gilt handles and finial, which may possibly be of a later date. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 24 June 2013, lot 1119 Price: USD 92,500 or approx. EUR 107,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large bronze tripod censer and cover, Qianlong period Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and inlays. Note the apocryphal dating inscription (corresponding to 1651) as well as the larger size (51.5 cm).十八世紀銅嵌寳太平有象三足銅爐中國。熏爐體型碩大，造型繁複絢麗，一尊大象伏臥於爐蓋之上，雙耳肥碩，象鼻彎曲，寶象滿飾纓絡，背負聚寶盆，内有吉祥珍品，如海螺、元寶等。爐蓋高聳，通體透雕纏枝蓮花紋，枝葉錯縱盤繞，蓮花盛開其間。雙象首耳，象鼻、象牙造型誇張，腹部浮雕纏枝花卉，下承三象首足，裝飾瓔珞並嵌飾各色寶石，整體造型華美，銅質精良。 來源：丹麥私人收藏，保存至今。底部可見藏家款識。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損、使用痕跡和鑄造不規則，鑲嵌物有一些缺損，手柄略微鬆動。黃銅色皮殼包漿自然。 重量：3,577 克 尺寸：高31 厘米 專家注釋：珍珠、玻璃和半寶石的精美鑲嵌表明此香爐與皇家有關，與乾隆時期的例子相比也毫不遜色，見香港佳士得，2019年5月29日，lot 3115。 文獻比較： 以三象頭為御製青銅香爐和火盆足的傳統，至少可以追溯到宣德年間。一件六字款的宣德年款象足銅爐，收藏於臺北故宮博物院，見《A Special Exhibition of Incense Burners and Perfumers Throughout the Dynasties》，臺北，1994年，頁199，編號54。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2012年5月30日，lot 4128 價格：HKD 524,000（相當於今日EUR 82,000） 描述：清十八世紀銅太平有象三足熏爐 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾、內鑲嵌，以及相近尺寸 (33.6 厘米)。請注意有鎏金雙耳和頂蓋鈕，可能年代較晚。
AN IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED TRIPOD CENSER, DAOGUANG MARK, CHINA, 1840-1940Expert's note: Looking at the missing white space inside the leaves for example, this looks like a typical work from circa 1880-1920. However, some aspects of the decor are really fine, especially the fine gilt and the subtly degrading nuances of the iron red, so there is a remote chance that this is a bit earlier, possibly even late in the Daoguang period.The globular body with upright curling handles standing on three bulbous short legs, decorated in shades of iron-red enamel with leafy lotus and ribbon-tied Eight Buddhist Emblems in a continuous meander, between borders of linked ruyi-heads and key-fret scrolls. The underside with an unglazed ring encircling ruyi-heads centered by a blossom. The rim decorated with a band of bats in flight amid scrolling clouds below a band of key-fret and the horizontal iron-red six-character mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi. Note the finely gilt lines and details.Provenance: French trade. By repute from an old estate in the north of France. Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear and traces of use, little rubbing to gilt and the iron-red. The cover lost.Weight: 1,818 g Dimensions: Height 23.5 cmThis impressive iron-red enameled incense burner would have been the central part of a five-piece altar garniture, flanked by two candlesticks and two vases. It was most likely produced for a smaller temple or private altar.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 331Price: GBP 33,650 or approx. EUR 58,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large iron-red globular tripod incense burner, Daoguang seal mark in a horizontal line and of the periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decorations, and Daoguang reign mark. Note the much larger size (42 cm) and that this is a confirmed mark and period piece.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams London, 5 November 2012, lot 145Price: GBP 6,875 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An iron-red enameled tripod incense burner, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in a line below the rimExpert remark: Compare the related form and decorations. Note the larger size (29.5 cm) and that while this censer has a Jiaqing mark, Bonhams did not specify whether it is of the period or not, so this might well date from the second half of the 19th century or even the republican era too.1840-1940年道光款礬紅彩描金纏枝蓮紋三足爐 描述：胎體厚重堅致，下設蹄形三足，肩置沖天耳，通體滿飾礬紅彩。爐闊口平沿，厚壁，外折凸厚唇，唇外沿飾迴紋一周，以紅彩書“大清道光年製”篆書款。直頸外壁裝飾纏枝蓮紋，肩部勾繪靈芝如意紋。腹部精繪纏枝蓮及寶傘、寶瓶、雙魚、盤長等佛家八寶紋。朝冠耳內外均繪纏枝蓮紋，側面勾繪迴紋。足面亦精繪纏枝蓮紋，足脛裝飾迴紋一周。整器紋飾佈局繁而不亂，設色嬌妍明艷。專家注釋：看葉子內部的空白，像是約 1880-1920 年的典型風格。細節精美，看描金和礬紅彩，所以這件作品年代可能更早，甚至可能是道光晚期。 來源：英國古玩交易，據説購於法國北部一個舊藏。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和使用痕跡，描金和礬紅彩輕微摩擦。無蓋。 重量：1,818 克 尺寸：高23.5 厘米 此爐為宮中佛前五供之一，五供器為明代晚期至清代流行的佛前供器，品種涉及青花、紅彩、粉彩等。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2012年5月17日，lot 331 價格：GBP 33,650（相當於今日EUR 58,000） 描述：清道光礬紅八吉祥紋雙耳三足爐，礬紅「大清道光年製」篆書款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾和道光款。請注意尺寸較大(42 厘米) ，以及此爐確定為道光年代。
A LARGE LONGQUAN 'TRIGRAM' TRIPOD CENSER, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 13th to 15th century. Heavily potted, the deep flaring sides rising from a flat base and set over three short cabriole legs, the exterior molded with a band of Bagua trigrams between two raised fillets and freely carved with foliate scrolls, the well with a central aperture framed by a raised disc underneath, covered overall in an even sea-green celadon glaze save for the areas around the aperture, partly burnt to orange in the firing.Provenance: Sir Alan Campbell, probably acquired in Beijing between 1956 and 1957, and thence by descent within the same family. Sir Alan Campbell (1919-2007) was an English diplomat. His father Hugh Campbell was a silk merchant and the Director of Ilbert & Co, Shanghai. Sir Alan joined the Foreign Office in 1946 and served in Singapore and China. From 1956 to 1957, he was in Beijing as Head of Chancery at the British Legation. He inherited his interest in Chinese porcelain from his parents and was a keen collector. Sir John Addis, the British Ambassador to China from 1972 to 1974 and an authority on Ming porcelain, likely advised him on purchases from the Beijing merchants they both bought from. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with some wear and manufacturing flaws including firing cracks, glaze recesses, kiln grit, and a burst bubble smoothened in the kiln, one foot with a small loss and old repair. The central aperture is clearly intentional and original to the piece, as evidenced by the glaze inside.Weight: 4,042 g Dimensions: Diameter 25.2 cmLiterature comparison:Compare to a similarly decorated censer in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, pp. 226-227, no. 124.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 11 September 2019, lot 783Estimate: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large celadon-glazed 'longquan' 'trigram' tripod censer, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decorations, glaze, and aperture in the well. Note the larger size (30.5 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 29 March 2022, lot 559Price: USD 18,900 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed 'eight trigrams' censer, Yuan dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decorations, glaze, and aperture in the well. Note the smaller size (21.7 cm).元至明大型龍泉八卦紋三足爐中國，十三至十五世紀。爐口大於底，斜腹，下承三獸足，中出圓形台，中間有圓孔。器身施青釉，釉色古樸。外壁刻花卉紋，上下裝飾弦紋，腹部飾數道凸起的八卦紋飾。圓臺露胎，成橙色。 來源：Alan Campbell爵士收藏，可能在1956 至1957間購於北京，在同一家族保存至今。Alan Campbell (1919-2007年) 爵士曾是一位英國外交官。他的父親 Hugh Campbell是一位絲綢商人和上海 Ilbert & Co 的董事。Alan Campbell爵士於 1946 年加入外交部，曾在新加坡和中國任職。1956年至1957年，他在北京擔任英國使館大使館主任。他從父母那裡繼承了對中國瓷器的興趣，是一位忠實的收藏家。1972 年至 1974 年間擔任英國駐華大使的John Addis爵士是明代瓷器方面的權威人士，很可能向他推薦他從北京商人那裡購買的物品。 品相：品相極好，年代久遠，有一些磨損和製造缺陷，包括燒製裂紋、釉面凹陷、窯砂和氣泡，一隻腳有小缺損和舊修。 中央的開孔顯然是這件拍品原始狀況，內部的釉料證明了這一點。 重量：4,042 克 尺寸：直徑 25.2 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相似裝飾的三足爐，收藏於台北故宮博物館，見《明代龍泉窯青瓷》，台北，2009年，頁226-227，編號124。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2019年9月11日，lot 783 估價：USD 15,000（相當於今日EUR 17,000） 描述：明龍泉窰青釉八卦紋奩式爐 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、裝飾、釉面和圓臺。請注意尺寸 (30.5 厘米)較大。
A MUGHAL STYLE PALE CELADON JADE CENSER AND COVERChina, 19th century. The censer of globular form with thin walls, the deep bowl raised on a stepped foot with a reticulated mid-section suspending four rings, flanked by a pair of dragon head handles framed by scrolling vines and suspending loose rings. The domed cover also reticulated with meandering vines below a chrysanthemum finial from which project four foliate loops suspending loose rings. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with few small russet areas and cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom, who has been collecting Asian works of art for the last 50 years, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, 'Antique jade incense burner on stand. 18th/19th century. Qing dynasty.' Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling, and a small nick to the base which has been smoothened. The stone with few small fissures, some of which have developed into thin hairline cracks. The wood stand with minor wear and expected age cracks.Weight: 405.1 g (excl. base) and 738.4 g (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 16.1 cm (excl. base) and 23.1 cm (incl. base)With an old, lacquered wood stand. (2) Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 6 April 2011, lot 420Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Chinese whitish jade censer and pierced coverExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, reticulated cover, and loose rings. Note the size (15.2 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2013, lot 880Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pale greenish-white jade tripod censer and coverExpert remark: Compare the related form, reticulated cover, and loose rings, as well as the closely related color of the jade. Note the size (18.8 cm) and foliate feet.蒙兀兒風格青白玉雕香薰爐中國，十九世紀。薄壁圓球形香爐，高圈足台，爐蓋鏤空雕刻纏枝紋，兩側龍首耳一對，懸掛活環。蓋頂成菊花瓣紋，懸掛四活環。淺青色半透明玉料，輕微赤褐色斑紋，白色絮狀物。 來源：英國倫敦紳士收藏，其亞洲收藏至少超過五十年歷史，保存至今。圈足内標籤可見 'Antique jade incense burner on stand. 18th/19th century. Qing dynasty.' （玉香爐，十八至十九世紀，清代） 品相：品相極佳，輕微磨損，小磕損，底座上有一個小缺口，已打磨光滑。玉料有輕微小裂隙，有的已發展成細細的裂隙。木架有輕微磨損和預期的老化裂縫。 重量：405.1 克 (不含底座) ，738.4克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 16.1 厘米 (不含底座) ，23.1 厘米 (含底座) 漆木底座。(2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年4月6日，lot 420 價格：USD 8,125（相當於今日EUR 10,000） 描述：青白玉雕香薰爐 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、網形蓋和懸掛活環。請注意尺寸(15.2 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月21日，lot 880 價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日EUR 24,500） 描述：青白玉透雕花卉卷草紋花耳活環三足蓋爐 專家評論：比較相近的外形、網形蓋和懸掛活環，以及非常相近的玉石顏色。請注意尺寸(18.8 厘米) 和花邊腳。
A BRONZE TRIPOD POURING VESSEL, HE, WARRING STATES TO HAN DYNASTYChina, 5th century BC to 2nd century AD. Of globular form, the body cast in two parts joined at the waist with a notable rib. Supported on three bear-form feet, rising to an upright rim, the shoulder set with a bird-head spout with hinged cover, and a square sectioned dragon-head handle hollowed to receive an insert. The bronze with a rich, naturally grown, solid patina with distinct areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation. The scattered gold splashes on the body are what is left of the original gilding below the patina.Provenance: A French private collection built between ca. 1980 and 2012. Thence by descent. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and corrosion, encrustations, corrosion, old fills, nicks, and scratches. The hinge of the spout cover has corroded off. The lid is missing.Weight: 1,132 g Dimensions: Height 13.2 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related bronze vessel, he, with elaborate spout, illustrated in Eleanor von Erdberg, Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Chester Dale and Dolly Carter, Switzerland, 1978, no. 41, p. 64. Compare a related bronze vessel, referred to as jiaohu, excavated from a tomb of the mid to late Western Han dynasty at Dongyang, Xuyi county, Jiangsu province, illustrated in a line drawing in Kaogu, 1979, no. 5, p. 422, fig. 10; 6. Compare a related bronze wine kettle, he, 12.3 cm, Warring states period, 3rd century BC, in the Nara National Museum, accession number 1317-89.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 21 September 2005, lot 154Price: USD 5,400 or approx. EUR 6,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Bronze Tripod Kettle, (He), Warring States / Han DynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, handle, spout, feet, and size (14 cm). Note the cover.戰國至漢代青銅三足盉中國，公元前五世紀至公元二世紀。短直頸，球形器，身體分為兩部分，腰部有一道明顯的弦紋，三獸足，肩部有一個帶鉸鏈蓋的鳥頭流，以及一個空心的方形龍頭手柄。銅器有自然堅固的銅鏽，帶有明顯的紅綠銅結殼區域。身體上散落的金色飛濺是銅鏽下方原始鎏金的殘留物。 來源：法國私人收藏，建立於1980年至 2012年間，保存至今。 品相：品相良好，大量磨損、缺損、風化和腐蝕跡象、結殼、舊填充物、刻痕、劃痕。流的鉸鏈已腐蝕。蓋子遺失。 重量：1,132 克 尺寸：高13.2 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近青銅三足盉，見Eleanor von Erdberg，《Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Chester Dale and Dolly Carter》，瑞士，1978年，編號41，頁64。比較一件相近的青銅澆壺，出土於江蘇盱眙縣東陽鄉西漢中期至晚期的墓，見《Kaogu》，1979年，編號5，頁422，圖10; 6。比較一件相近的公元前三世紀戰國時代青銅盉，12.3 厘米，收藏於Nara National Museum，館藏編號 1317-89。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2005年9月21日，lot 154 價格：USD 5,400（相當於今日EUR 6,700） 描述：戰國至漢代青銅三足盉 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、手柄、流、三足和尺寸 (14 厘米)。請注意有蓋。
A GUAN-TYPE TRIPOD CENSER, CHINA, 18TH CENTURYThe compressed globular body raised on three short conical feet, the waisted neck with slightly everted rim set with two upright loop handles, covered overall in a soft, vitreous, thick glaze of sea-green, the interior suffused with a dense network of iron wire, gold thread, and transparent crackle, the exterior with similar but more sparsely arranged crackle. Provenance: British trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, light surface scratches, and manufacturing flaws, including glaze recesses, the glaze slightly smoothened at the feet.Weight: 737.6 g Dimensions: Diameter 13.4 cmThe glaze of this censer was made to imitate one of the most celebrated official wares of the Song dynasty, Guan, which was made for the court in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province. Laohudong in southern Hangzhou appears to have been the most important of the Guan kilns that produced wares of this highly attractive crackled glaze. Almost half a millennium later, pieces in the imperial court collection inspired the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors, both of whom were ardent admirers of Song dynasty ceramics, to commission modern copies of Guan wares. Imperial enthusiasm for the ware was highly influential, and many fine and compelling versions of the rich crackled glaze of this 18th-century revival of Song-style ware were produced.Literature comparison: Compare a small celadon-glazed censer of related form in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 224, no. 202, described as imitating Guan glaze from the Ming dynasty. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 19 July 2018, lot 316Price: GBP 10,625 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small Guan-type crackle-glazed tripod censer, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form and glaze. Note the size (8 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 11 September 2012, lot 250Estimate: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 30,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large Guan-type tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form and glaze. Note the (25.5 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 17 March 2015, lot 44 Price: USD 150,000 or approx. EUR 177,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A 'Guan'-type tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form and glaze. Note the size (20.6 cm).十八世紀仿官釉雙耳三足爐口外侈，收頸，雙耳，鼓腹，下腹圜收，三足。通體厚施青色釉，爐内開片成密集冰裂紋，爐外壁有類似但稀疏的開片。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀態極好，有輕微磨損、表面劃痕和製造缺陷，包括釉面凹陷，底部的釉面略微光滑。 重量：737.6 克 尺寸：直徑13.4 厘米 此釉色仿宋代浙江杭州官窯青釉冰裂紋。將近半個世紀後，宮廷珍藏更激發了雍正和乾隆皇帝的靈感，他們都是對宋代陶瓷極爲推崇，委託仿製官窯釉。拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2018年7月19日，lot 316 價格：GBP 10,625（相當於今日EUR 14,500） 描述：清十八世紀仿官釉三足爐 專家評論：比較相近的外形和釉面。請注意尺寸(8 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2012年9月11日，lot 250 估價：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 30,500） 描述：清十八世紀仿官窰三足爐 專家評論：比較相近的外形和釉面。請注意(25.5 厘米). 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2015年3月17日，lot 44 價格：USD 150,000（相當於今日EUR 177,000） 描述：清十八 / 十九世紀官窰式三足香爐 專家評論：比較相近的外形和釉面。請注意尺寸(20.6 厘米)。
A BRONZE ARCHAISTIC MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER, DING, QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURYChina. The slightly tapered cylindrical body supported on three tapered cylindrical legs, the galleried rim surmounted by a pair of arched handles, the exterior cast with three taotie masks divided by three vertical raised flanges, all against a leiwen ground, the legs decorated with archaistic pendent cicada leaves.Provenance: French trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, small nicks, little dents, light surface scratches, encrustations, and casting flaws.Weight: 235 g Dimensions: Height 8.4 cm Auction result comparison:Type: Near identicalAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 3336Price: HKD 35,000 or approx. EUR 5,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A miniature bronze incense burner, ding, Qing dynasty, 17th centuryExpert remark: Compare the near identical form, decorations, and size (8.4 cm)十七世紀青銅仿古三足鼎式爐中國。鼎式爐球形深腹，雙立耳，下承三足。外壁雷紋地饕餮紋。足部蕉葉紋。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、小劃痕、小凹痕、結殼和鑄造缺陷。 重量：235 克 尺寸：高8.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年10月7日，lot 3336 價格：HKD 35,000（相當於今日EUR 5,000） 描述：清十七世紀銅饕餮紋沖天耳袖珍鼎式爐 專家評論：比較幾乎相同的外形，裝飾和尺寸 (8.4 厘米)。
A GUAN-TYPE LONGQUAN TRIPOD CENSER, LIAN, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTYPublished: Song Ceramics, the Eight Kiln Groups at a Glance, Examples from the Jiyuanshanfang Collection, 2008, page 332.China, 1127-1279. The cylindrical body is encircled by three sets of raised bow-string bands, comprised of two ribs above the three foliate-molded ruyi-head supports, three encircling the mid-body and three below the flat inward-canted mouth rim. The censer is covered overall with a rich, finely crackled, bluish-green glaze which thins slightly on the rim and raised decoration, the unglazed edge of the tapering rim on the underside burnt orange in the firing.Provenance: The Jiyuanshanfang Collection. Currently housed on New York's Upper East Side and originally founded upon an old family collection, a comprehensive catalog of the Jiyuanshanfang collection titled “Song Ceramics: The Eight Kiln Groups” was published in 2008 with a foreword written by Li Zhiyan, Research Fellow at the Beijing Palace Museum. Another contributor to this catalog was Martin Lorber, formerly Director of Sotheby's New York. Jiyuanshanfang's first exhibition was held in 2012 at the Morris Museum in New Jersey. In 2015, Jiyuanshanfang lent early Chinese ceramics to a large-scale exhibition at the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach, Florida, titled “High Tea: Glorious Manifestations - East and West”.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, showing expected old wear, traces of usage and shallow surface scratches. Some firing irregularities, the rim with a short hairline and associated microscopic loss, the foot rim with a tiny crack, one ruyi foot with an old kintsugi repair. The interior with remnants of calcification and russet discoloration to the crackle, consistent with temporary use as a jardiniere.Weight: 808.3 g Dimensions: Diameter 14 cmThe shape of the present censer originates from archaic bronze lian vessels, which were among the ritual implements aimed to present food and drink offerings to the ancestors during the Han dynasty. This archaistic shape was also produced in the Ruyao glaze during the Northern Song period as exemplified in a related Ruyao tripod incense burner from the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, p. 2, no. 1. Ceramic vessels of this form are often molded with bow-strings around the body, such as the well-known Northern Song Ru censer in the Percival David Collection, illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 12, Tokyo, 1977, p. 70, no. 62.Expert's note: The glaze on this censer is a particularly good example of the attractive bluish-green tone characteristic of the finest Longquan glazes of the guan type.Literature comparison: A closely related Longquan tripod censer, in the collection of the Hangzhou Archaeological Bureau, is illustrated by Zhu Boqian (ed.), Celadons from Longquan Kilns, Taipei, 1998, p. 149, no. 116. A small Longquan censer of similar form was discovered in 1991 in Suining, Sichuan province, amongst a cache of ceramics dating from the late Southern Song period, and is illustrated in Newly Discovered Southern Song Ceramics, A Thirteenth-Century “Time Capsule”, Tokyo, 1998, p. 32, no. 23.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 22 March 2018, lot 527 Price: USD 62,500 or approx. EUR 71,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Southern Song dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, with similar bow-string bands, ruyi feet, inward-canted rim, and bluish-green glaze. Note the similar size (14.7 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 151 Price: USD 204,000 or approx. EUR 325,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare Longquan celadon ribbed censer, Southern Song dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, with similar bow-string bands, ruyi feet, inward-canted rim, and finely crackled bluish-green glaze. Note the similar size (14.3 cm).南宋龍泉窯仿官釉弦紋三足爐中國，1127-1279年。爐口沿較寬，直壁，圈足，足下承三個雲頭形足，三足與圈足在同一平面。器身凸起弦紋。通體施青釉，釉面開片，沿口略薄，圈足端無釉，呈橙色。出版: 《宋瓷八大窯系一覽——吉緣山房藏品》，美國加州，2008年，頁332。 來源：吉緣山房收藏；美國知名私人收藏購於上述收藏。 品相：品相良好，可見磨損與使用痕跡，表面有淺劃痕。一些燒製不規則現象，邊緣有短細裂紋和相關的細微缺損，足部邊緣有微小裂縫，一個如意足有金繼修復。內部有鈣化殘留物和裂紋的黃褐色變色，表明此器可能曾被用作花盆。 重量：808.3 g 尺寸：直徑14 厘米
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER, DING, QIANLONG TO JIAQING PERIODChina, 1736-1820. Of circular form, rising from three elongated, tapering legs, the galleried rim set with two upright loop handles decorated with C-scrolls, the body decorated with kuilong scrolls, lotus blossoms, and scrolling vines issuing flowerheads, the legs depicting scrolls and flowers, all above a turquoise ground. The body with a gilt band above the legs and a gilt rim.Provenance: Collection of Anton Exner, Vienna, thence by descent. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, acquired from the above. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above before 1999. A collection number 'SI [XX]' lacquered to the rim. A copy of an excerpt of the Galerie Zacke description from before 1999, confirming the dating and provenance above, accompanies this lot. Anton Exner (1882-1952) was the most important dealer, collector, and assessor of East Asian art in Vienna during the interwar period. His collection included all branches of Asian art - particularly Chinese and Japanese - from all epochs. During a long sojourn in Canada and the USA from 1908 to 1910, he made contact with Chinese dealers and later acquired handicrafts and Japanese silk blouses at various Asian ports, which formed the basis for his future business activities in Vienna. From then on, he went almost every year on buying trips to the Far East. The Austrian auction house Dorotheum appointed him as a sworn assessor of Asian art, a position he held for around a quarter of a century. From the early 1920s, he lent objects for all major exhibitions of Asian art in Vienna. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few nicks and scratches, little bruising, small chips, minor losses to the enamels, and manufacturing flaws including pitting.Weight: 397.2 g Dimensions: Height 15.6 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 June 2015, lot 663Price: HKD 112,500 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small gilt-bronze and cloisonne enamel archaistic tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form. Note the smaller size (10 cm) and cover.乾隆至嘉慶掐絲琺瑯三足鼎式爐中國，1736-1820年。鼎式爐，雙沖耳，三圓柱形足向下變尖。爐身藍地纏枝蓮花，飾有夔龍紋。 來源：維也納Anton Exner，保存至今；維也納Galerie Zacke藝廊，購於上述藝廊；奧地利私人收藏，購於上述藝廊，購於1999年前。邊沿處有收藏編號 'SI [XX]' 。隨附一份1999年前Galerie Zacke目錄摘要複印本，確認時間和來源。Anton Exner (1882-1952) 是兩次世界大戰期間維也納最重要的東亞藝術經銷商、收藏家和評估員。他的收藏包括亞洲藝術的所有分支——尤其是中國和日本——來自各個時代。1908 年至 1910 年在加拿大和美國逗留期間，他接觸了中國商人，後來在亞洲各個港口收購了手工藝品和日本絲綢女衫，為他日後在維也納的商業活動奠定了基礎。從那以後，他幾乎每年都去遠東旅行。奧地利拍賣行 Dorotheum 任命他為亞洲藝術的宣誓評估員，他擔任這一職位大約25年。從二十年代初開始，他為維也納所有主要的亞洲藝術展覽出借物品。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、少許刻痕和劃痕、小缺口、少量琺瑯缺損以及包括點蝕在內的製造缺陷。 重量：397.2 克 尺寸：高15.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2015年6月1日，lot 663 價格：HKD 112,500（相當於今日EUR 15,500） 描述：清十八 / 十九世紀銅胎掐絲琺瑯仿古紋雙耳三足蓋爐 專家評論：比較相近的外形。請注意尺寸較小 (10 厘米) 和爐蓋。
A LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th-16th century. Of compressed globular form rising from three sturdy feet, with waisted neck and everted rim flanked by two rope-twist handles. The exterior is covered in a glaze of pale sea-green color that continues over the rim into the partially glazed interior, and over the lower edge onto the base around an unglazed circle in the center, revealing the body burnt orange in the firing.Provenance: Austrian trade. Condition: Good condition with old wear as expected, some firing flaws, glaze recesses, the lip with a minor old repair and associated crackle.Weight: 279.5 g Dimensions: Diameter 10.4 cm (across)Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 12 December 2018, lot 69Price: USD 2,250 or approx. EUR 2,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related glaze, form, rope-twist handles, and size (10.2 cm). Note the carved decorations.明代龍泉青釉三足爐中國，十五至十六世紀。圓唇稍外翻，束頸，雙冲耳，鼓腹，三足，通體素面無紋飾，施青釉；爐中露胎，三足底露胎，局部呈橘色。 來源：奧地利古玩交易。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，一些燒製缺陷，釉面凹陷，唇部有輕微的修復和相關的裂紋。 重量：279.5 克尺寸：直徑10.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2018年12月12日，lot 69 價格：USD 2,250（相當於今日EUR 2,600） 描述：明龍泉青釉三足小爐 專家評論：比較相近的釉面、外型、雙繩型冲耳，以及尺寸 (10.2厘米)。請注意雕刻裝飾。
A 'COSMIC EGG', BRAHMANDA, INDIA, 19TH CENTURYThe stone of typical ovoid form and finely polished with distinct natural markings in blood red and creamy white.Provenance: French trade, acquired from a French private collection built between ca. 1980 and 2012. Condition: Very good condition with old wear and weathering as expected, few light nicks and scratches, natural fissures.Weight: 4,068 g Dimensions: Length 19.5 cmCosmic eggs are so called because in the Hindu religion, they symbolize the union between heaven and earth. These natural stones were collected from the Narmada River in ancient times and it is believed that a meteorite colored the stone on its impact with the earth. The natural markings on the egg-shaped form symbolize the male and female principles in a single unit, a realization of the wholeness of the entire universe.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 17 April 2008, lot 181Price: EUR 5,250 or approx. EUR 6,900 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Shiva lingam, Narmada River, IndiaExpert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note the size (44 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 6 March 2021, lot 748Price: EUR 16,432 or approx. EUR 18,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An Indian stone Brahmanda, 'cosmic egg', and matching bronze tripod standExpert remark: Compare the form and markings. Note the size (23 cm).
A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC STEAMER, SONG TO MING DYNASTYChina, 960-1644. Heavily cast, the upper cauldron with two upright loop handles to the rim, decorated with interlocking scroll and confronting stylized phoenixes. The sides with three animal masks flanked by confronting phoenixes divided by short flanges, above pendent stiff leaves, all reserved on leiwen grounds. The shoulders of the three legs cast with stylized large-eyed animal masks, decorated with scroll and lozenge designs. The bronze with a rich, solid, naturally grown, dark patina with scattered malachite encrustations.Provenance: From the personal collection of Dr. David McCay, and thence by descent in the same family. Dr. David McCay was an English physician and later surgeon general with the Indian Medical Service in Bengal, India. He was sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion and served as an army doctor at the Siege of Peking. While in India, he wrote a book titled Investigations on Bengal Jail Dietaries. Upon his retirement, he returned to England with his collection of Chinese bronzes, cloisonne, and porcelain. After his death, his wife gifted his favorite piece, a highly important Wanli garlic mouth vase, among other items, to the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number CIRC.23-1950, where it remains to this day.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, traces of age and usage, some casting irregularities, small nicks and losses, light scratches, the undersides of the feet with tiny old fills. The gold inlays are fresh and in very good condition overall. The silver inlays have darkened over time and show expected tarnish. However, we chose not to clean the silver inlays, so to preserve the piece's impressive natural appearance.Weight: 5,200 g Dimensions: Height 31.5 cmReferring to the importance of reverence to the past in Chinese art, Ulrich Hausmann writes:“Archaic bronzes and their inscriptions, the subject of centuries of epigraphic and stylistic studies by literary men and artists, became inseparable, so much so that since that time scholars writing characters have seen at the back of their minds the image of ancient bronze vessels whose rubbings they had carefully studied. Generations of painters and calligraphers [...] spent a lifetime studying these inscriptions. What could be more fitting than to embellish one's studio with subtle allusions to the magnificent past, or to furnish the ancestral altar with vessels expressing the continuation of their inheritance.” (Quote from Ulrich Hausmann, Later Chinese Bronzes: In Search of Later Bronzes in Documentary Chinese Works of Art: In Scholars' Taste, Ed. Paul Moss, Sydney L. Moss, London, 1983, page 233, requoted again by Hugh Moss and Gerard Tsang in Arts from the Scholar's Studio, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and the Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 161.)Expert's note: The present steamer is quite likely to date from the Song dynasty, because the earliest archaistic bronzes generally tend to be the closest in form and design to their archaic prototypes. This is clearly the case here, as shown by the two literature comparisons below, which prove that the present lot is very much in the spirit of its Shang and Western Zhou paragons. The example from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, even has gold and silver inlays just like our vessel, which is unusual for such an early piece. Another important aspect is the superb, naturally grown patina on the present lot with its distinct malachite encrustations. This is beyond doubt not a patina from the late Ming or early Qing dynasty: It not only does closely resemble that of ancient bronzes, but with its unique appearance, reminiscent of savage elementary forces rather than the genteel creations of later periods, essentially makes this bronze an archaic vessel of its own merit.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related prototype for this steamer, also with gold and silver inlays, dated to the Shang dynasty, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, image number K1A002369N000000000PAB. A related prototype, lacking gold and silver inlays, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC, in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.352a-b, is illustrated by Jessica Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Vol. IIB, Massachusetts, 1990, pp. 342-344, no. 33.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams London, 11 November 2010, lot 139 Price: GBP 31,200 or approx. EUR 49,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large archaistic bronze tripod steamer, yan, probably Song dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form with similar legs cast with animal masks. This steamer is however vastly inferior to the present lot as it lacks the gold and silver inlays and the design is overall less lively. Note the larger size (44.5 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 1 December 2022, lot 694 Price: USD 37,800 or approx. EUR 35,000 converted at the time of writing Description: An archaistic copper-inlaid bronze tripod censer (Ding), Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form with similar legs cast with animal masks. This censer is however vastly inferior to the present lot, not only because the inlays are merely copper, but also because it completely lacks the cauldron found on the present lot. Also note the significantly smaller size (16.7 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's London, 14 May 2014, lot 252 Price: GBP 80,500 or approx. EUR 116,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An archaistic silver and gold-inlaid bronze wine vessel and cover, you, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related manner of casting and decorations with similar gold and silver inlays. Note the related size (30.2 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2014, lot 3350 Price: HKD 2,680,000 or approx. EUR 380,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large gold and silver-inlaid bronze incense burner, gui, late Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related manner of casting and decorations with similar gold and silver inlays. Note the similar size (28.5 cm).宋至明代銅錯金銀三足銅甗中國，960-1644年。 來源：Dr. David McCay收藏，在同一家族保存至今。品相：狀況極好，有磨損和使用痕跡、一些鑄造不規則、小刻痕和缺損、輕微劃痕、腳底面有微小的填充物。錯金部分整體狀況非常好。錯銀部分變暗並顯示出光澤。
A 20th Century painted and broken china mosaic decorated pedestal occasional table, the circular top on a centre column to stepped square foot, 43 cm diameter x 60 cm high, together with a copper and brass folding table or incense burner, the dished top with single ring handle on a folding gypsy style tripod base, 31.5 cm diameter x 41.5 cm high and a white wood wall mounted display cabinet, 60 cm wide x 14 cm deep x 60 cm high
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