Lot 3108. A Rare Archaic Bronze Ritual Vessel, Zun, Late Shang Dynasty to Western Zhou Dynasty, 1600-771 B.C. H 31cm. Estimate HKD 6,000,000 - 8,000,000 (USD 765,714 - 1,020,952). Sold price HKD 10,030,000 (USD 1,280,019). © Poly Auction.
Dr. A.F Philips Collection, Netherland
Sotheby’s London, 13 March 1978, lot 21
An European Important Private Collection.
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Poly Hong Kong. Lasting Echoes - Archaic Bronzes from the Western and Important Japanese Collectors, 2 october 2018, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong