Name: Auction: LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE 'TAOTIE' VASE, HU QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 600 GBP
Availability: InStock

Lyon &amp; Turnbull is pleased to announce the autumn edition of our Fine Asian Works of Art auction, taking place this November as part of our annual Asian Art in London series.The auction features an exceptional range of works and notable collections. The opening section (lots 1 - 57) presents the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Art Collection of Professor J. Gilbert &amp; Cora McAllister, followed by works of art and metalwares which includes A Private British Collection of Bronze Censers (lots 90 - 92). The paintings and works on paper section features Property of the Robert Burns World Federation (lots 112 - 113) and An Export Painting Collection from a Private Scottish Collection, Perthshire (lots 120 - 122).The sale continues with a collection of Chinese drinking vessels (lots 129 - 167), an extensive ceramics section includes A Private Taiwanese Collection (lots 220 - 237) and A Private Scottish Collection (lots 305 - 308). The sale concludes with Japanese art featuring A Private English Collection (lots 344 - 358) and A Private Scottish Collection, Edinburgh (lots 370 - 374).Buyer's Guide:

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Fine Asian Works of Art | November 2025

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清 銅鑄仿古饕餮紋雙耳大壺heavily cast with flaring neck and foot, the sides set with two stylised-dragon-head loop handles, the body finely cast with a broad band of taotie masks below descending formal cicada lappets with archaistic motifs on leiwen grounds, the neck with further large taotie masks while the foot with panels of confronting phoenix, the base with four archaistic-style characters within a square

LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE 'TAOTIE' VASE, HU

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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