Late Shang-Early Western Zhou Dynasty

Lot 203. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty. Height 19 cm, 7½ in. Lot sold: £32,760 (Estimate: £15,000 - 25,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. cast beneath the handle with a three-character inscription reading Wo Fu Ji. Property from an English Private Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 14th July 1970, lot 50. Literature : Liu Yu and Lu Yan (eds.), Jin chu Yin Zhou jinwen jilu [Compilation of Recently... [Lire la suite]

Lot 257. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual food vessel (Ding), Late Shang-Early Western Zhou Dynasty. Height 9⅞ in., 25 cm. Lot sold: 37,800 USD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 cast to the interior with a three-character inscription reading Ran fu ding. Property from the Estate of Richard Rubin. Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, Inc., New York, 5th June 1984. Note: The clan sign on the present ding is extremely rare. Only one other example bearing the same... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A small jade dragon pendant, China, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou dynasty, 12th-10th century BC; 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) long. Price Realised USD 15,000 (Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 Property from the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the Art Acquisitions Fund. Provenance: Dr. Ralph Marcove (1929-2001) Collection, New York.Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1986. Christie's. Asia! New York, 14 Sept - 28 Sept 2021

Lot 138. An archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou Dynasty; Height 19 cm, 7½ in. Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP. Lot sold: 18,900 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep U-shaped body raised on three splayed blade feet, cast with a band of taotie masks reserved on a dense leiwen ground, one side set with a loop handle, beneath a long, channelled spout opposite a raised point forming the rim, surmounted by a pair of rectangular posts rising to mushroom-cap... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A rare bronze inscribed ritual tripod wine vessel, jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou Dynasty, 12th-10th century; 20cm (7 7/8in) high. Estimate £ 15,000 - £ 20,000. Sold for £ 81,312 (€ 90,122). Courtesy Bonhams. The vessel with a deep U-shaped body rising to a pointed rim opposite a long channelled spout, flanked by a pair of posts capped with conical 'fire-whorl' medallions, all supported on three narrow tapered legs, the exterior intricately cast in low relief with two registers of... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 883. A bronze chariot fitting, Mid-Western Zhou dynasty, 10th-9th century B.C.; 4 ½ x 6 1/8 in. (11.4 x 15.7 cm.). Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 8,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. The hollow, rectangular fitting terminating in a bovine head, the bronze with greyish patina, softwood stand. Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1958. Literature: The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and... [Lire la suite]

Coming from a small city in Italy, the extraordinary journey of Franco Marinotti (1891-1966) began in a textile company near Milan (the Filatura Cascami Seta) at the beginning of the 20th century, where he made his way up to the prominent position of managing the Warsaw and Moscow branches. This enriching experience and strong commercial relationships developed in Russia allowed him to launch his own company in 1921, the CICE - Compagnia Industriale Commercio Estero, and have continuous business... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2036. A bronze ritual tripod food vessel, ding, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price Realized USD 845,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The deep, rounded body is raised on three columnar supports cast with blades, and is cast around the sides with a band of blades centered by cicadas on a leiwen ground pendent from a band of pairs of dragons confronted on notched flanges... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2015. A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou dynasty, circa 1200-1100 BC; 10 5/8 in. (27.3 cm.) wide with handles. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price Realized USD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  The bowl has an S-curved profile and is cast with a band of four pairs of dragons with linear details and a row of quills confronted on small animal masks cast in relief on two sides and on the horned animal heads that surmount the loop handles, which... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2069. A large bronze tripod ritual wine vessel, jia, Late Shang-Early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC; 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 450,000 - HKD 550,000. Price realised HKD 860,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The heavily cast body with three equal lobes rising from tall columnar legs and bordered with double bow-string bands to form a chevron pattern, with further double bow-string bands around the base of the trumpet neck interrupted by a bovine... [Lire la suite]