A LARGE BRONZE VASE, HU Ming Dynasty

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A LARGE BRONZE VASE, HU Ming Dynasty Of baluster form, with a trumpet neck and mythical beast handles suspending freely moving rings, the body with a wide band of taotie masks suspending lappets below a band of stylised phoenixes over the shoulders. 49cm (19 1/4in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明銅壺 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A LARGE BRONZE VASE, HU Ming Dynasty

Lot 0579

Estimate £800-£1,200

May 18, 2026, 8:17 AM EDT

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Chinese and Japanese Art from Richard Vandekar Ltd

May 08, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

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AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, ZUN, AND A BRONZE BELL (2)

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A COLLECTION OF NINE CUPS AND A EWER Kangxi (11): A COLLECTION OF NINE CUPS AND A EWER Kangxi Comprising: a clobbered blue and white ewer and cover of pear-shaped form; a pair of famille verte beaker cups decorated with flowers and butterflies; a

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A CANTON CREAM SILK EMBROIDERED COVERLET Circa 1800: A CANTON CREAM SILK EMBROIDERED COVERLET Circa 1800 Finely worked with a central flowerhead panel enclosing lotus ruyi cartouches and floral garlands, bordered by further ruyi form floral scrolls,

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A GROUP OF FIVE EMBROIDERED AND PLEATED SILK SKIRTS, MAMIAN QUN Late Qing Dynasty (5): A GROUP OF FIVE EMBROIDERED AND PLEATED SILK SKIRTS, MAMIAN QUN Late Qing Dynasty Comprising: an ivory ground skirt embroidered to the central panel with flowers and precious objects; a green-ground

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