A SET OF SIX SMALL GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE VESSELS

Lot 808
23.03.2023 08:30UTC -05:00
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$ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 905549
Lot 808 | A SET OF SIX SMALL GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE VESSELS
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 40 000
A SET OF SIX SMALL GILT-BRONZE VOTIVE VESSELS

NORTHERN QI-SUI DYNASTY (AD 550-618)

The set comprises two miniature stem cups, a larger stem cup with fitted cover, a miniature funnel, a small banded bulbous storage vessel and cover (hu), and a compressed pear-shaped vase (tuohu). Each vessel is richly gilded with scattered areas of bright malachite green and azurite blue patination.

Stem cups: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) high; 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, fitted softwood stand

Covered stem cup: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high

Funnel: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high

Covered hu: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high

Tuohu: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high





Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 2000.

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3906.
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