Lot Essay
Compare the current piece to a rare bronze elliptical vessel and cover, xu, with similar flared openwork crown finial to the top of the cover, sold at Christie's London, 10 November 2015, lot 22.
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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Details
A BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The vessel is raised on three cabriole feet, decorated with animal heads and is applied to the body with a pair of small loop handles. The cover is surmounted by a flared openwork crown finial formed by a network of interlocking serpents, surrounded by four loop fittings. The surface has a mottled greyish-green patina with areas of russet-coloured and azurite encrustation.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The vessel is raised on three cabriole feet, decorated with animal heads and is applied to the body with a pair of small loop handles. The cover is surmounted by a flared openwork crown finial formed by a network of interlocking serpents, surrounded by four loop fittings. The surface has a mottled greyish-green patina with areas of russet-coloured and azurite encrustation.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 10 July 1979, lot 6.
The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family.
The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family.
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