Bronze Wine Vessel.  Engraved.  China.

 

 

Chou-styled dragon on lid.  A phoenix spout.  Very rare.  Tripod design.  Handle, spout and lid.  From a private collector in Toronto, Canada.

 

I selected many of these vessels from a reference book of ancient bronzes (Chinese Bronzes by Paul Hamlyn, 1966).  I found a collection of bronze vessels whose craftsmen were meticulous in capturing the era and style.  All of these vessels were handmade in China in the mid-1900s. . . .  museum quality.

 

For the Serious Collector.