CHINESE BRONZE TWO-HANDLED DING CAST WITH 'ANIMAL MASK' ON THREE LEGS

Two Early-Style Gilt Bronze Ritual VesselsTwo elaborately cast, Chinese Early-style gilt bronze ritual vessels (ding); each of rounded form on three ogre mask legs with U-shaped handle, two bands of k

The deep U-shaped body resting on trilobed base with three legs, set with two upright handles, cast with taotie masks divided by raised flanges. Approx. 16.5-9.2 inch.

The ovoid body supported on an openwork base with three cabriole legs, the gently tapering neck flanked by a pair of beast handles, the exterior cast with two taotie masks between bands of archaic bir

The compressed body cast with archaic beast masks, set with three beast form legs and two beast handles, the bottom with a six-character mark. Approx. 8.2-5.5-6 inch.

The U-shaped body set with three columnar legs and two upright handles, the exterior cast with taotie masks and archaic beasts on leiwen ground. Approx. 10-7.5 inch.

The compressed body rising from three short tapered legs set with two upright loop handles, cast with archaic caprine masks divided by raised flanges on a leiwen ground, with box. 11inch H, 8.5inch W

A Brilliant Gilt-Bronze Silver 'Scrolling Lotus' Tripod Censer And Cover. Raised on three legs issuing from animal masks, body cast with flaring handles, dense scrolls and a key-fret border. Chinese Q

The censer exterior cast with taotie masks on leiwen ground, divided by raised flanges, with three legs and two handles, the bottom inscribed with four characters. Approx. 8-7.1-7 inch.

Of archaic ding form, cast with shallow rounded sides supported on three tall beast type legs, the rim set with two upright arched handles atop with beasts, decorated around the body with confronting

Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A bronze Da Ming Xuan De incense burner with carinated body and three scooped legs each with an animal mask above, reserved meander pattern to the shoulder and two lateral

A Wonderful Gilt-Bronze 'Auspicious Cloud& Dragon' Tripod Censer. Raised on three columnar legs issuing from animal masks, body cast with sinuous, scaly dragons and a key-fret border. Chinese Ming Dyn

The compressed globular body supported on three beast cabriole legs, flanked by a pair of mask ring handles, the exterior cast with two pairs of dragons pursuing a ball amidst clouds. Approx. 14.5inch

Chinese Ming Dynasty XuanDe Bronze Censer. Cast unto a simply deep vessel, with rounded cavetto rising toward flat opening, raised upon three squat legs. Two lion mask handles emerged under the rim. M

Raised on tripod cabriole legs with taotie masks. Body finely cast with geometric and archaic dragon patterns. Two handles to shoulder and rope cord style band circulating the waist. Cover with three

An Ancient Bronze Tripod 'Animal Mask' Ritual Food Vessel, Ding , With Inscriptions. Raised on three columnar legs, the body flat-cast with taotie masks and dense scrolls, all reserved on leiwen groun

Chinese gilt bronze covered tripod censer; elaborately cast with scrolling foliage to the body, legs and reticulated cover; flanked by two foliate animal-mask handles; mark to base; H: 12 1/4" &#4

A Chinese Bronze Tripod Covered Vessel, Ding the globular body raised above three squat cabriole legs, with two opposing masks mounted with loose ring handles. Height 9 in., 23 cm.

Cast in archaistic form with two upright handles and four cylindrical legs, taotie masks to four sides. Cover with birds and dragon motifs. Height with cover: 17cm (6 3/4 in.)

Shang-Style Bronze Tripod Ding VesselChinese Shang-style bronze food vessel (ding); of squat circular form resting on three narrow legs, two loop handles to rim; a simple kui dragon and taotie mask ba

Chinese Western Zhou Dynasty bronze ding vessel; the deep, bulbous body set upon three subtly splayed cylindrical legs, and surmounted by two arched handles; the body incised and cast with relief desi

One carved with taotie masks, set with three legs and two handles, the other carved in openwork with shou characters, with two beast loop handles. Approx. 10-5.4 inch.

Pair of Chinese parcel-gilt bronze vases; elaborately cast with phoenix and animal mask motifs to sides; resting atop three lion form feet; Qianlong seal mark to base, but 20th Century; H: 12 1/4"

A Gilt-Bronze 'Flower' Buffalo-Handled Pot. Also cast with 'animal masks'. Chinese Yuan Dynasty. Size:21.5cmx18.5cmx40cm

Antique Chinese, possibly archaic, bronze tripod ding vessel; of rounded form with tall U-handles and resting on three slim legs, taotie mask to body and framed by three flanges;; H: 9"