A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE HU-FORM ARCHAISTIC VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. Well cast, the square baluster body supported on a tall spreading foot and rising to a waisted neck with a circular mouth, the shoulder flanked by two dragon-form loop handles. Finely decorated to the body with a band of taotie masks above pendent stiff leaves with confronting dragon designs, to the foot with a band of confronting dragons, and to the neck with a band of dragons above pendent stiff leaves with confronting beasts, all divided by flanges and reserved against leiwen grounds.Provenance: Lempertz, Cologne, 2 June 1981, lot 989. An old German private collection, acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear, traces of use, minuscule nicks and scratches, and some casting irregularities, the base plate reattached some time ago.Weight: 4,192 gDimensions: Height 34.5 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s London, 6 November 2019, lot 120Estimate: GBP 15,000 or approx.EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Large Gold and Silver-Inlaid Bronze Archaistic Vase Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th CenturyExpert remark:pare the related style and manner of casting, form, and inlay work. Note the larger size (48 cm).十八世紀錯金銀仿古方銅壺中國。壺為銅鑄造，色澤柔和溫潤。壺呈平口，斜肩，四方圓腹，四方圈足。造型仿春秋青銅器，口部微闊，飾龍紋一周，頸部收束，肩兩側飾鋪首銜環，腹部向外鼓出，上腹以饕餮紋為主體圖案，瑞獸相貌猙獰，頗得古風。頸部與腹下緣飾蕉葉形鳳鳥紋，並以細密的雲雷紋滿飾整個紋飾帶。底部收束，飾鳳鳥紋，以雲雷紋地。全器在裝飾上採以錯金銀點綴，其鳳鳥眼睛及饕餮雙目等採用金片鑲嵌，另再鳳鳥與獸面身軀等地以銀絲鑲嵌。