Lot 3190. A set of four miniature gold mask-form handles, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BC); ¾ in. (2 cm.) long, 17 g. Estimate $10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised $30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015.

Each is cast in the form of a stylized bull-like mask with two horns and rounded eyes, and suspends a loose ring, box.

Provenance: Acquired in New York in 1982.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza