Yuan dynasty Bronze sold at Sotheby's NY 18 March 2025
Lot 223. Later Chinese Bronzes from the Dr. Appelbaum Collection. An archaistic bronze tripod handled incense burner, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 19.5 cm. Lot Sold 12,700 USD (Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Eldred's, East Dennis, 2nd May 2019, lot 552.
Lot 229. Later Chinese Bronzes from the Dr. Appelbaum Collection. A bronze square-form handled vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 17.5 cm. Lot Sold 5,080 USD (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2025
Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 2007.
Lot 231. Later Chinese Bronzes from the Dr. Appelbaum Collection. A large bronze pear-shaped vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 26 cm. Lot Sold 5,715 USD (Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2025
Lot 232. Later Chinese Bronzes from the Dr. Appelbaum Collection. A bronze 'trigrams' handled vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 26 cm. Lot Sold 4,826 USD (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2025
Lot 234. Later Chinese Bronzes from the Dr. Appelbaum Collection. A bronze handled vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 26 cm. Lot Sold 3,558 USD (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2025
Note: A near-identical Yuan bronze handled vase is illustrated in Michel Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, cat. no. 83.
Lot 240. An archaistic bronze 'taotie' elephant-handled vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 43 cm. Lot Sold 3,810 USD (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2025
cast to the inside of the foot with sunsun zizi bao (treasure of the sons and grandsons)
Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London.
Sotheby's New York, 21st March 2015, lot 706.
Note: Another example of a Yuan dynasty bronze vase with elephant-head handles from the collection of Ulrich Hausmann was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3343.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art | New York, 18 March 2025