$415
Five Bronzes, China, pair of bronze vessels, of archaic ritual vessel zun shape, each cast with a cartouche of tortoise and lotus pond scene on one side, and birds and peony on the other, the bulbous compressed midsection flanked by a pair of elephant-head handles, surmounted on a pedestal foot, the flaring upper part with galleried mouth rim, fine patina; a smaller zun with flanges; and two sculptures of Buddhist deities, ht. 6 3/4 (each), 3 3/8, 9 3/4, 8 3/4 in. Minor loss to the rims of te pair of bronze zun
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-25