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An archaistic bronze vessel of You shape, Ming dynasty or older.
Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 650 - 4 420 EUR
2 730 - 4 550 USD
Hammer price
25 000 SEK
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An archaistic bronze vessel of You shape, Ming dynasty or older.
cast in oval section, the slightly compressed pear-shaped body raised on a splayed pedestal foot encircled by a bowstring band, cast in high relief on each side of the neck with a tapir head centred over a band of taotie. Arch handle with dragon heads and chains. Inscription on the inside of the vessel. The surface of brown, the interior with encrustation. Height 27 cm.
Base restored. Tarnished. Holes.
Provenance
From the Collection of Lars-Erik Edmund Grahn (f.1936), Stockholm. Lars Eriks collection was aquired during the years 1960-1990's.