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Bronzes, Metalwork, and Sculptures
Property from a Northern California Estate
Property from a Northern California Estate
Lot 8004
An archaic bronze tripod wine vessel, jue Shang dynasty
16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$15,000 inc. premium
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An archaic bronze tripod wine vessel, jue
Shang dynasty
Raised on three slender legs supporting a low-set belly unembellished save for three raised horizontal bands enclosing the upper body under a U-shaped spout set off by paired vertical posts with whorl-cast caps, the vessel covered in and out with a malachite patina and earthen encrustations.
6 3/4in (17.2cm) high
Raised on three slender legs supporting a low-set belly unembellished save for three raised horizontal bands enclosing the upper body under a U-shaped spout set off by paired vertical posts with whorl-cast caps, the vessel covered in and out with a malachite patina and earthen encrustations.
6 3/4in (17.2cm) high
Footnotes
Provenance:
by repute, purchased from Mr. Javrotsky
This object has been in the family collection since the late 1980s.














