AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING, EASTERN ZHOUChina, 4th century BC. The vessel and cover of compressed globular shape with a central bowstring supported on three feet and with two gently curved upright loop handles, the domed cover with three loops.Provenance: Previously in a family collection at Paxford House, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Acquired there by the present owner.Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age. Minor traces of use and wear, small nicks here and there. Rich brown patina with areas of malachite-green and copper-red encrustation.Weight: 1,936 gDimensions: Height 17.5 cm, Width 21.5 cm (handle to handle)Literature comparison: A related ding vessel and cover is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 13.220.41a, b.Auction result comparison: A very similar ding vessel and cover was sold by Sotheby's Paris in Arts d'Asie on 12 June 2013, lot 87, for EUR 8,125.東周三足青銅蓋爐 中國,公元前四世紀。球形蓋爐,三足,直立環形附耳,半球形圓頂蓋帶有三鈕。 來源:英國Gloucestershire 郡Paxford House家族收藏。現藏家購於上述收藏。 圖片:英國Paxford House,100多年前由同一家族繼承。 品相:狀況與年代相符。 使用和磨損痕跡不大,到處都是小刻痕。豐富的棕色銅綠包漿,綠色和銅紅色結殼。 重量:1,936 克 尺寸:高17.5 厘米,寬21.5 厘米(附耳至附耳) 文獻比較:相近蓋爐可見於大都會博物館,編號13.220.41a, b.拍賣結果比較:一件相近蓋爐售于巴黎蘇富比亞洲藝術拍場,2013年6月12日,lot 87,售價EUR 8,125。