A CHINESE BRONZE 'ARCHAISTIC' VASE, LATE MING... Lot n° 333

A CHINESE BRONZE 'ARCHAISTIC' VASELATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY The body cast with taotie masks with a band of trigrams above, flanked by a pair of loop handles in the form of dragons, the smooth surface patinated to a warm coppery-brown colour, 1090 grams, 23cm high Provenance:Possibly p. 31 of Heathlands Ledger An old Chinese Bronze 2 handled vase purchased by W. Howard and Ada Palmer in July 1911 from Mallett. 晚明 銅獸面八卦紋雙耳壶（克重1090g）拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，W. Howard和Ada Palmer1911年7月購買於英國古董商Mallett，Heathlands 家族收藏檔案31頁（可能）記錄，一件中國雙耳銅器