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Two Bronze Vessels

Auction Date: May 14, 2021

Estimate: $400 - 600

Sold for: $6,000





Lot: 3295

The first of well-hollowed cylindrical form terminating in a ram head, one side set with a horse-head handle, cast in relief with a saddle issuing sinuous beasts, and two opposing taotie masks alternating with rectangular apertures above stepped rim the second of baluster form, with tall waisted neck flanked by a pair of pierced beast handles and incised with inscriptions, relief-decorated with chimeras against a dense key-fret ground on the body.
The first: 10 3/4 inches (27.3 cm) high.
Provenance: Property from the Richard I. Stone Estate.
Condition: Both vessels with age-related wear, patina, corrosion, small dents and nicks. The first with a chip to the foot.


Auction Date: May 14, 2021


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