A RARE LARGE BRONZE HU VASE AND STAND

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A RARE LARGE BRONZE HU VASE AND STAND
XUANDE MARK, 18TH CENTURY

Of hexagonal section with two archaistic phoenix handles, the base cast with a Xuande seal mark, the stand with short cabriole legs at the angles with ruyi feet braced by a continuous stretcher, the bronze with a pleasing deep brown patina
48 in. (61 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The shape of this vase relates to examples in porcelain, such as the slightly smaller ge-type hexagonal vase, bearing a Yongzheng mark, sold in these Rooms, 29 April 1996, lot 735.

(US$35,000-40,000)

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