Lot 3001. Two silver-inlaid bronze chariot fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 10 cm and 10.5 cm. Lot sold: 63,000 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Exhibited: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, on loan, 1997-2005.

Lot 3003. A pair of large archaic bronze ritual wine vessels and cover, fanghu, Late Western Zhou - Eastern Zhou dynasty, early Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); h. 46 cm. Lot sold: 63,000 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

with 8 X-rays.

Provenance: Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, early 2000s, by repute.

Lot 3004. Two gold and silver-inlaid bronze ferrules, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period - Han dynasty; 11.7 and 12 cm. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Note: The present piece, similar to other ferrules of the period, was made to cap the foot of ceremonial poles or weapons, such as spears; it not only protects the shaft but also highlights the superiority of its owner, but also showcases the borderless creativity of the Zhou dynasty artisans.

Lot 3006. A gold-sheet embellished bronze 'horse' plaque, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (476-221); 6.5 cm. Lot sold: 17,640 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s, coll. no. MW 8.

Exhibited: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, on loan, 1997-2005.

Lot 3008. A group of four gold and silver-inlaid bronze fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period - Han dynasty; largest 6.5 cm. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

the axle cap inscribed with two characters reading Lingli

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Note: The axle cap is inscribed with two characters reading Lingli. The earliest reference to Lingli seems to have appeared in the biography of a Western Han dynasty official, Shi Fen (d. 124 BC), who retired to Lingli after a long and illustrious official career. Lingli was identified as a village near Maoling County, located in the present-day Xingping City, Shaanxi province. (Thomas Lawton, 'Some Inscribed Chinese Bronze Fittings in the Singer Collection', New Frontiers in Global Archaeology, New York, 2008, pp. 357-85.)

See a pair of related 'Lingli' chariot fittings, from the collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung, sold in these rooms, 9th October 2022, lot 165; and three other groups of related 'Guo shi Lingli' fittings, sold on 25th November 2022, lots 865-867.

Lot 3014. An archaic bronze tripod food vessel, ding, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (476-221 BC); w. 28.5 cm, h. 22.2 cm; overall h. including the cover and stand: 35.3 cm. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

wood cover with carved jade finial and wood stand, Qing dynasty, 19th century; with 3 X-rays.

Provenance: Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 2021 (£25,000).

Lot 3016. An archaic bronze tripod food vessel, ding, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (476-221 BC); w. 32 cm, h. 19.5 cm. Lot sold: 478,800 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Accompanied by CIRAM scientific report no. 0717-OA-45N-3. Report available upon request.

Provenance: Collection of Vernon Francis Moore, 1980s-2017, by repute.
Acquired in Hong Kong, 2nd October 2017 (HK$413,000).

Lot 3019. Two silver-inlaid bronze ferrules, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC); 11.2 and 11.6 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Note: The present piece, similar to other ferrules of the period, was made to cap the foot of ceremonial poles or weapons, such as spears; it not only protects the shaft but also highlights the superiority of its owner, but also showcases the borderless creativity of the Zhou dynasty artisans.

Lot 3040. Two sets of bronze axle caps and linchpins, Eastern Zhou dynasty (475–221 BC); 10.8 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, early 2000s.

Lot 3041. A group of five silver-inlaid bronze fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 BC); 3.8 to 4.8 cm. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Note: For related circular fittings, see one from the collection of Erwin Harris, sold at Christie's New York, 16th March 2017, lot 865.

Lot 3042. A pair of gilt-bronze and gold-inlaid bronze door knockers, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period - Western Han dynasty; overall h. 13.5 cm. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Note: See a similar door knocker dated to the Warring States period in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. with a gold and silver-inlaid ring, illustrated in Thomas Lawton, Chinese Art of the Warring States Period, Washington D.C., 1982, pl. 24.

Lot 3046. A group of four silvered bronze 'buffalo' fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty; each h. 2.8 cm; total 22.21 g. Lot sold: 17,640 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Exhibited: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, on loan, 1997-2005.

Lot 3048. An Ordos bronze 'animal' belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty; each h. 2.8 cm; total 22.21 g. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Chang Wei-Hwa & Co., Taipei.
Acquired in Hong Kong, 13th July 2020.

Lot 3050. A pair of bronze 'mask' chariot fittings, Wesstern Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC); w. 10 cm. Lot sold: 60,480 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 2000s, by repute.

Lot 3054. An archaic bronze helmet, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 22 cm, with 1 X-ray. Lot sold: 252,000 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 1998.

Lot 3056. An archaic bronze 'shaman' axe, yue, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 15.5 cm. Lot sold: 44,100 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 2000s, by repute.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 19 January 2023