A RARE SET OF EIGHT PAINTED GILT-BRONZE WINE CUPS,... Lot 119

A RARE SET OF EIGHT PAINTED GILT-BRONZE WINE CUPS, YI WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206BC - 8AD) of interfitting graduated form, the exteriors with traces of old gilt, the interiors with red pigment simulating lacquer 12cm wide (from spout to rim) PROVENANCE: From a Prominent Private Somerset Collection - formerly from the collection of Dr. A G. Farrington , Yorkshire - most likely acquired from renowned Asian Art dealer Brian Page from whom he purchased much of his collection. NOTE: For a similar pair see: Sotheby's Hong Kong, A Private Collection, 10th of October 2023.