Two Archaistic Bronze Vases

18TH-19TH CENTURY

清中期銅壺兩件
the first a bottle vase, the bulbous body resting on a spreading foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, cast throughout with a dense leiwen ground; the second a double handled vase, the tapering body cast with cicada blades and stylized dragons, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of dragon-form handles.

Height of taller 24 1/2 in., 62.2 cm.

Property from the Collection of Michael and Kay Melet

The bottle vase in stable condition, showing loss of about an inch above the foot, which is also slightly bumped. The neck slightly loose. The other hollow, showing soiling and surface scratches, along with fissures along the neck, shoulder and body, with possible old restorations. Showing white and green mineral deposits.

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Two Archaistic Bronze Vases

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