An archaistic bronze food vessel and cover, gui


18th century The compressed globular body raised on three cabriole animal-mask legs, cast with concentric convex vertical ribs and a band of stylised kui dragons between key-fret designs, set to each side with C-shaped handles issuing from makara heads suspending a pendant tab, the domed cover similarly cast with a large recessed knop finial. 41.5cm (16 3/8in) wide. (2).
|ProvenanceA European private collection