Lot 65. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Shang dynasty (c. 1500-1050 BC); 20.3cm., 8in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 21,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the deep U-shaped body rising from three blade legs to a pointed rim opposite a long spout flanked by a pair of posts, cast around the body with  two raised filets and set to one side with a loop handle issuing from an animal mask, traces of a pictogram visible beneath the handle, the metal with a mottled malachite patina, wood stand.

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