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PROPERTY FROM THE MCROBERTS FAMILY COLLECTION
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YA QI GE FU XIN YOU

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

    Price Realised USD 12,500
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    USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
    AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YA QI GE FU XIN YOU

    QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

    Price Realised USD 12,500
    Price Realised USD 12,500
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    The you is of pear shape and elliptical section, raised on a spreading pedestal foot decorated with a pair of confronted kui dragons on each side. The sides are cast with two pairs of confronted kui dragons, each centered by an animal mask in high relief and with two loops at the ends, to which are attached the ends of the rope-twist handle. The domed cover has waisted sides and is decorated with a similar band below the segmented finial. The bottom of the interior and the interior of the cover are cast with matching five-character inscriptions, reading ya qi ge fu xin, which may be translated "made for Father Xin."
    11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high

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