Lot 3115. A large bronze ritual drum, Dong Son culture, 600 BCE - 300 CE; w. 43 cm. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Lot 3119. Two bronze bracelets, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; 10 and 11.2 cm. Lot sold: 13,860 HKD (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Lot 3120. A pair of bronze 'double-spiral' earrings with bells, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; 10 cm. Lot sold: 13,860 HKD (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Lot 3121. A group of 10 bronze ornaments including a rare 'stargazer' figure, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; largest 10.5 cm. Lot sold: 56,700 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Note: See two closely bracelets in the Barbier-Mueller Museum collection, inventory nos 2505-16 and 2506-46, exhibited and illustrated in Art de Đông Sơn: Asie du Sud-Est, dans les collections Barbier-Mueller, Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 2021, cat. nos 54 and 60.

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Lot 3122. Two pairs of bronze earrings, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; 5.5 and 7 cm. Lot sold: 10,080 HKD (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Lot 3123. Two bronze bracelets, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; 9.3 and 9.8 cm. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

one decorated with a buffalo head, the other with two frogs, both with display stands.

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Note: See a similar 'buffalo' bracelet from the Baur Collection, now in the Barbier-Mueller Museum, illustrated in Art Ancien du Viêt Nam: Bronzes et Céramiques, Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 2008, cat. no. 23.

Two closely related 'frogs' bracelets are also in the collection of Barbier-Mueller Museum, inventory no. 2505-83A-B, exhibited and illustrated in Art de Đông Sơn: Asie du Sud-Est, dans les collections Barbier-Mueller, Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 2021, cat. no. 63.

Lot 3124. A bronze ritual conch-shaped ladle, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; 20.6 cm. Lot sold: 16,380 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Note: See a closely related ladle in the Barbier-Mueller Museum collection, inventory no. 2506-22, exhibited and illustrated in Art de Đông Sơn: Asie du Sud-Est, dans les collections Barbier-Mueller, Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 2021, cat. no. 38.

Lot 3125. A bronze 'figure on an elephant' pouring spout, Dong Son culture, 5th – 1st century BCE; 17.3 cm; with stand 20 cm. Lot sold: 40,320 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection.

Sotheby's. A Scholarly Journey: The Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection, Hong Kong, 17 December 2021