Lot 205 , Four Chinese patinated bronze archaistic models of a Gui, Xu, You and Li, cast to actual scale from Western Zhou dynasty ritual vessels in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing

Four Chinese patinated bronze archaistic models of a Gui, Xu, You and Li, cast to actual scale from Western Zhou dynasty ritual vessels in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, height 15.7cm to 26.4cm, each with certificate of authenticity from the Palace museum, Beijing, in a fitted case.

Each no.29 of a limited edition of 50, from a representative selection of 32 bronzes chosen from the Forbidden City, Beijing, Palace museum’s reserve collection. A foundry was set up within the Forbidden City to cast the vessels using the lost wax process, each one stamped with the edition number and the museum’s seal.
£150-250

Condition:
Note these vessels are 1980s reproductions cast in the Forbidden City. The artificial is designed to look old and may occasionally have flaked in places, otherwise in good condition.

Sold for £360