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LOT 1999

Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel

20TH CENTURY A.D.

10 in. (2.66 kg, 25.5 cm wide).

Drum-shaped pan with ring to the equator and three curved legs, square loops to the rim, domed lid with three loops; dense low-relief cloud pattern.

Provenance

Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s, and Desmond Morris.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1999

Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel

Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)

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