Lot 1014. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); l. 33 cm. Lot Sold 228,600 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 3 X-rays

Lot 1015. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. A bronze 'dragon' ritual pouring vessel, yi, Late Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); h. 15.4 cm. Lot Sold 355,600 HKD (Estimate 300,000 - 600,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 15 X-rays

Lot 1016. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze 'dragon and tiger' bell, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); h. 38 cm, 9.95 kg. Lot Sold 139,700 HKD (Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 2 X-rays

Lot 1018. A Private Asian Collection.  A set of seven archaic bronze ritual bells, bo, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); h. 30.4 to 41.5 cm. Lot Sold 762,000 HKD (Estimate 600,000 - 900,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 15 X-rays

Lot 1019. The Le Gu Zhai Collection.  Two bronze reticulated 'dragon' incense burners, late Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); l. 19.3 and 22.4 cm. Lot Sold 228,600 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Collection of Patricia Bauman and John Landrum Bryant.
TK Asian Antiquities, New York.

Exhibited: TK Asian Antiquities, A Selection of Chinese Masterpieces From The Bauman-Bryant Collection, New York, 2006.

Lot 1020. A Private Asian Collection. A pair of turquoise-paste painted 'hunting' wine vessels and covers, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 38.2 cm. Lot Sold 508,000 HKD (Estimate 260,000 - 360,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 6 X-rays.

Lot 1022. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze mask, Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); l. 27.8 cm. Lot Sold 50,800 HKD (Estimate 50,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 1 X-ray.

Lot 1024. A Private Asian Collection. A gold and silver-inlaid bronze ferrule, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); l. 24.5 cm. Lot Sold 27,940 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Lot 1026. A Private Asian Collection. A set of two silver-inlaid bronze 'cloud' fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); d. 19 and 24 cm. Lot Sold 27,940 HKD (Estimate 50,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Lot 1027. A Private Asian Collection. A silver-inlaid ‘dragon’ belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (770-476 BC); l. 18.9 cm. Lot Sold 44,450 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Laiyantang Collection, Hong Kong, 1990s.

Lot 1029. A gold and silver-inlaid bronze 'dragon' belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); l. 5.6 cm. Lot Sold 40,640 HKD (Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1030. A gold and silver-inlaid bronze 'dragon and phoenix' fitting, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or later; h. 7 cm. Lot Sold 107,950 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, circa 2000.

Note: A gilt-bronze brush handle of similar form in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is illustrated in R. D. Jacobsen, Appreciating China, Gifts from Ruth and Bruce Dayton, Minneapolis, 2002, pl. 10.

Lot 1031. A gold and silver-inlaid figure' weight, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or later; h. 5.5 cm. Lot Sold 127,000 HKD (Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1034. A bronze 'tiger's head' chariot fitting, Eastern Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); l. 19.3 cm. Lot Sold 114,300 HKD (Estimate 90,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: An American private collection.

Lot 1037. A Private Asian Collection. Eight Ordos bronze 'animal' plaques, Western Zhou - Han dynasty (770 BC-220 AD); 10 to 11 cm. Lot Sold 17,780 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1038. A Private Asian Collection. Two pairs of bronze hinges, Western Zhou - Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); 10 to 15 cm. Lot Sold 5,715 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1039. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze 'mask' fitting, Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); l. 24.9 cm. Lot Sold 254,000 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

with 1 X-ray.

Lot 1040. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze sword and a bronze dagger, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); l. 41.3 and 22.5 cm. Lot Sold 139,700 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1042. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze 'dragon' fitting, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); l. 19 cm. Lot Sold 12,065 HKD (Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1043. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. A pair of bronze 'camel and rider' lamps, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); h. 11 and 11.6 cm, wood stands. Lot Sold 254,000 HKD (Estimate 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Collection of Sondra Landy Gross.

Exhibited: Weisbrod Chinese Art, Millennia Masterpieces Spring 2000, New York, 2000, cat. no. 3.
A walk through the ages: Chinese archaic art from the Sondra Landy Gross collection, Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville, New York, 2004, cat. no. 37.

Note: compare with a highly close bronze lamp in similar design, which was excavated from a Chu Kingdom tomb, now in the Hubei Provincial Museum, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Bronzes Unearthed in China, Beijing, 2018, vol.13, pl. 577.

Lot 1044. A Private Asian Collection. A bronze 'rhinoceros' staff finial, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); l. 13.5 cm. Lot Sold 50,800 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 2001.

Lot 1045. The Le Gu Zhai Collection. A bronze mythical beast, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC); l. 7 cm, wood stand. Lot Sold 24,130 HKD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1046. A bronze tiger, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); l. 21.6 cm. Lot Sold 35,560 HKD (Estimate 50,000 - 80,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1054. A bronze water basin, jian, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Sprçing and Autumn period (770-475 BC); d. 19 cm. Lot Sold 139,700 HKD (Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Lot 1059. A pair of bronze horse bridle ornaments, Mid-Western Zhou dynasty, circa 8th century BC; 12.7 by 12.1 cm. Lot Sold 16,510 HKD (Estimate 20,000 - 40,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

Provenance: J.J. Lally, New York, 17th March 2011.
Collection of Julius Eberhardt (1936-2012), Vienna.

Exhibited: Asian Orientations: Treasures from Honolulu's Oriental Art Society, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, 1985, cat, no. 1.
Ancient Chinese Bronzes, J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2011, cat. no. 12.

Lot 1060. A Private Asian Collection. Ten bronze fittings, Late Western Zhou -  Easter Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC)​​​​​​​; 8 to 14 cm. Lot Sold 10,795 HKD (Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

comprising:

a bronze 'dragon's head' fitting, late Western Zhou dynasty;

a pair of bronze 'dragon' chariot fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period;

three bronze 'dragon's head' chariot fittings, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period;

and four bronze 'cloud' chariot fittings, late Western Zhou dynasty

Sotheby's. Ritual and Reality, Hong Kong, 17 April 2024