Lot 61. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Shang dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC); 17.5cm., 6 7/8 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 9,375 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the deep U-shaped body rising from three tall blade legs to a pointed rim opposite a long channelled spout flanked by a pair of posts, the body cast with three  filets and set to one side with a simple loop handle, the metal patinated to a dark gunmetal grey with mottled malachite encrustation.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 november 2015