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Lot 49

A Chinese bronze archaic wine pouring vessel, jue, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century...

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Lot 49

A Chinese bronze archaic wine pouring vessel, jue, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century...

Price Realised: £28,600

Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (30% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 49

Description

A Chinese bronze archaic wine pouring vessel, jue, late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BCE, finely cast with a band of two taotie masks on a leiwen ground seperated by notched flanges, beneath an upper band of blades rising towards the rim beneath a pair of posts surmounted by domed whorl-decorated caps, inscribed with two characters beneath the loop handle, with mottled grey and green patina and light malachite-green encrustations, 19cm high

 

Provenance: Private London collection, acquired from Bluett & Co ca.1960s, and thence by descent. The vessel is listed in a list of the collection for insurance collection produced in 1977

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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