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Chinese Bronze Zhou

China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
since the place of the cut has the same patina as the rest of the piece. China Zhou Dynasty 11th-3rd
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities

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Bronze

China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner
China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner
H 6.7 in W 8.08 in D 7.68 in
Antique Archaic Zhou Dynasty Style Chinese Bronze Censer Incense Burner Ming
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Chinese Zhou dynasty style archaistic bronze censer, incense burner. This cast
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Zhou Dynasty Style Bronze Hue Inlaid with Gold & Silver Wire
Located in Hudson, NY
This cast bronze vessel was made in China as an honorific presentation circa 1920. Cast in the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Bronze

Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and rare Chinese archaic bronze gui, a type of ritual bronze vessel used to hold grain
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities

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Bronze

Chinese Bronze Dragon Vase with Arrow Handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast and powerful Chinese dragon bronze altar vase with arrow handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Strap Handles, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For many centuries, people in China have burned incense in shallow censers such as this, placed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze

A LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE CENSER BOWL 19th C
Located in London, GB
A LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE CENSER BOWL 19th C. This is an old cast bronze piece with
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Antique 1850s Chinese Metalwork

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Bronze

Very Late 18th-Early 19th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Archaistic Vessel
Located in Hudson, NY
This Chinese cast bronze urn was made to pay honor to the fine vessels produced in the Shang, Zhou
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Antique 1790s Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Bronze

Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD Chinese Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel Jug & Cover
Located in GB
quality original Chinese bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, Fanghu Han Dynasty 206BC-220AD with Taotie
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Bronze

China 960 Ad Song Dynasty Very Rare Imperial Period Offering Vessel in Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
vessel" from the Yunnan province region in the ancient China. This rare vessel was created in red bronze
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Medieval Antiquities

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Bronze

Archaic Bronze Censer
Located in Somis, CA
A small rare archaistic Chinese bronze censer. Raised on four tiny feet, the rectangle form with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze

Archaic Bronze Censer
Archaic Bronze Censer
H 4 in W 3 in D 2.5 in
Pair Chinese Cloisonne Tapir Candlesticks, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
Zhou Dynasties (circa 12th century BC), with most extant examples being cast in bronze. Recently, the
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Candlesticks

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Copper, Enamel

Ming Dynasty Bronze Gu Beaker Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese bronze vase, Gu, the trumpet-shaped upper section cast with four blades filled with archaic
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Vases

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Bronze

Early Bronze Fang Hu Ritual Wine Vessel Han Dynasty
Located in Hopewell, NJ
works such as the bronzes of the Zhou Dynasty. A lid caps this fang hu, embellished with four abstract
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Bottles

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Bronze

A Fine Archaistic Chinese jade gui (ritual sceptre) Ming dynasty.
Located in London, GB
, but particularly jade and bronze. Archaism has pervaded the arts at various times in Chinese history
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Jade

Pair of Chinese Archaistic Brass Table Lamps, 1940s
Located in Dallas, TX
bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Such vessels furnished the tombs of China’s elite, and were
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Brass

Chinese Pale Green China Incense Burner with Wooden Lid with Handle of Red Agate
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
burner in the form of a "Li (A type of bronze ware)" from the Zhou Dynasty of China. It has a very
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Antique 16th Century Antiquities

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Agate

China 100 BC Han Dynasty Ancient Rare Stickman Sculpture in Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
of the time, since the art becomes much more mundane than the bronzes of the Zhou and Shang periods
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Iron

Marbro James Mont-Style Chinese Archaistic Tall Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By The Marbro Lamp Company, James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
Zhou dynasties. Such vessels furnished the tombs of China’s elite, and were used to hold offerings of
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Vintage 1950s American Archaistic Table Lamps

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Brass

Han Dynasty Earthenware Cocoon Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
. The earliest type of cocoon-form jar in China dates to the Western Zhou period (99-771 BCE), either in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Pottery

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Pottery

Han Dynasty Earthenware Cocoon Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
. The earliest type of cocoon-form jar in China dates to the Western Zhou period (99-771 BCE), either in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Pottery

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Pottery

Han Dynasty Earthenware Cocoon Jar
Han Dynasty Earthenware Cocoon Jar
H 11.5 in W 12.5 in D 9 in
Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Silver Inlays by Ando Jubei
By Ando Jubei
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shang and Zhou dynasty ritual bronzes and jades objects of the Zhou and Han dynasty in ancient China
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Metal, Silver

Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
perfume-holder. These porcelain examples are in turn inspired by ancient Chinese bronzes from both the
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Antique Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Porcelain

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12 Steuben Art Deco Jade and Alabaster Water Goblets
By Steuben Glass
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1920s, Steuben, Corning New York. This set of 12 plus a spare (total 13) of Art Deco goblets are sublime examples of early colored Steuben glass. Perfect to use or display i...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Crystal Serveware

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Glass

Tang Dynasty Museum Quality TL Tested Terracotta Fat Lady Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty painted terracotta fat lady tomb figure China. Tang Dynasty Circa 618-907 Modelled in the form of a classically dressed fat lady, this terracotta figure has been form...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

Large Han Dynasty Hu Green Glazed Mythical Beasts Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and decorative Chinese green-glazed pottery hu vase. Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). The compressed globular body encircled by eight mystical beasts of monkeys, Rabbits, de...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Vases

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Pottery

Chinese Archaistic Bronze Ritual Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely cast Chinese Shang style bronze ritual vessel known as a fangding. With faces on all four sides, this is a wonderful decorative piece which could also be used as a planter o...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Archaistic Urns

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Bronze

Chinese 19th-20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Jardinière 'Planter'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Chinese 19th-20th century gilt bronze mounted cloisonné jardinière (planter). The beautifully and finely executed late Qing dynasty ovoid body cloisonné enamel jardiniere with...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

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Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Large Patinated Bronze Figural Torcheres Cast by Barbedienne, Dated 1872
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Émile Guillemin
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A highly important pair of large patinated bronze figural torcheres by Émile Guillemin, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne. French, dated 1872. Barbedienne Title: 'Deux Femmes, Indi...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Floor Lamps

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Bronze

A FINE 19th C CHINESE THREE LEGGED RU WARE PORCELAIN WASHER/STAND.Qing Dynasty.
Located in London, GB
A FINE 19th Century CHINESE THREE LEGGED RU WARE PORCELAIN WASHER/STAND. A beautiful brush washer/ stand in the Song Dynasty style, the washer or censer with plate of circular fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Unusual Antique Austrian Bronze Chess Set by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
Unusual antique Austrian bronze chess set by Franz Bergman Austrian, circa 1905 Largest piece height 7cm, diameter 3cm Smallest piece height 3.5cm, diameter 3cm Comprising the ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Games

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Bronze

Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) Sancai glazed pottery horse The cream-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled standing on a rectangular base, with the mane, tail and hooves highlighted i...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse
Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse
H 14.24 in W 15.5 in D 6 in
China Antique Qing Monumental Buddhist Stone Pagoda
Located in South Burlington, VT
China antique monumental Pagoda Shrine with carved Lohans, 115" high, red sandstone, eight sections, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) This stone pagoda is a monumental work of art seldom se...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Boulle Style Marquetry Cabinet, Winckelsen
By André-Charles Boulle, Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in New York, NY
A fine napoléon III gilt bronze mounted engraved brass, pewter and tortoiseshell inlaid boulle style marquetry side cabinet Attributed to Charles-Guilluame Winckelsen - After the ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets

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Marble, Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Brass and Tortoiseshell Inlaid Boulle Style Ebonised Wood Cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
Brass and tortoiseshell inlaid Boulle style ebonised wood cabinets French, late 19th Century Height 142cm, width 127.5cm, depth 49.5cm The magnificent cabinets in this pair are ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu, Bronze

Chinese Archaic Style Gilt Bronze and Verdigris Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese archaic style gilt bronze pouring vessel with dragon headed handle and geometric decoration. With wonderful gilt and verdigris patina. The boat form vessel with single loop h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Bronze

Pair of Chinese Han Dynasty Black Pottery Amphorae
Located in New York, NY
Frontal view of black pottery Amphora with two handles and mouth with two angular spouts. Round metal decoration applied around the body and handles. Original patina with natural min...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pottery

Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain & French Ormolu Chinoiserie Centerpiece
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large 19th century Chinese export famille verte porcelain and French figural ormolu-mounted Chinoiserie style centerpiece jardinière, in the manner of Edward Holmes B...
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ormolu

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Monumental Bronze Urn Modeled on the Da Ke King, 10th Century BC, circa 1940
Located in Hudson, NY
Sculptural Chinese vessel used for cooking, storage and preparation of ritual offerings to
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Urns

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Bronze

17th Century Extraordinary Pair of Small Archaistic Gilt-Bronze Vessels, Jue
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of small archaistic gilt-bronze vessels, Jue 爵, China, 17th century. Measure:10 cm. (high
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Lead-Glazed Terracotta Jar
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
contemporary bronze Hu vases , lead glazed ceramic versions emerged in Shaanxi during the second century BCE
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Earthenware

Lead-Glazed Terracotta Jar
Lead-Glazed Terracotta Jar
H 16 in W 11 in D 11 in
Very Rare Chinese Eastern Zhou Archaic Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Weapon
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Very rare Chinese Eastern Zhou archaic bronze sword. Age: China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 771 - 221
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Bronze

A Western Zhou Bronze Ritual Vessel ("Gui")
Located in Austin, TX
A fine example of a Western Zhou period bronze ritual vessel. Of elegant shape with an everted rim
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Massive Chinese Rose-Quartz Sculpture with Gilt-Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A Massive Antique Chinese rose-quartz sculpture with gilt bronze mounts designed by Charles Paxton
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Hu Ceremonial Vessel from 200 BC-200 AD with Lid
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Han dynasty (200 B.C-200 A.D.) Chinese bronze Hu ceremonial vessel with lid. This rare bronze Hu
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities

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Bronze

Important Ancient China Gilt Bronze Bi Disc, Han Dynasty '220 BC- 220 AD'
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is an authentic Chinese ancient gilt bronze bi disc from the Han dynasty (220 BC-220 AD) This
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Bronze

Ancient Chinese Archaic Ritual Bronze Dou Vessel, 771 BC
Located in London, GB
An important and well provenanced Ancient Chinese ritual bronze food vessel, or dou, dating to the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Metalwork

Four Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Court Attendants
Located in Dallas, TX
seized the throne, proclaiming the Wu Zhou dynasty and becoming the only legitimate Chinese empress
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Moon Flasks Hand Painted Qing Dynasty, circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
Chinese society, archaic designs originating from the Prehistoric dynasties of Shang and Zhou (circa 3000
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Moon Flasks Hand Painted Qing Dynasty, circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
classical bronzes. This gives these Qing era moon flasks an archaic touch. In Chinese society, archaic
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of James Mont-Style Chinese Archaistic Brass Table Lamps, 1950s
By James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Such vessels furnished the tombs of China’s elite, and were
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Vintage 1950s Hong Kong Archaistic Table Lamps

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Brass

Exceptional Single Monumental Covered Urn of Archaic Fung Lei Form
Located in Dallas, TX
Prince of the third or fourth rank.5 1. Impassioned by archeological discoveries, Chinese artisans of
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Urns

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Serpentine

Ancient Chinese Western Zhou Bronze Vessel, 800 BC
Located in London, GB
An ancient Chinese ritual bronze food vessel, or Hu, dating to the Western Zhou period, circa 800
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Bronze

Chinese Archaistic Zhou Dynasty Style Bronze Bell, Zhong
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese bronze bell, or Zhong, in the style of the Zhou dynasty (770-256 B.C.) Circa 1900. Cast
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Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Ritual Bronze Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Ritual bronze vessels were notoriously difficult to create, and were used in the tombs and burial
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Ritual Bronze Vessel
Chinese Ritual Bronze Vessel
H 10 in W 5.25 in D 3.5 in
Chinese Han Dynasty Authentic Bronze Hu Vase, circa 200 BC
Located in Yonkers, NY
This rare bronze Hu vase of the Chinese Han dynasty was manufactured circa 200 B.C. This excavated
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Metalwork

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Bronze

Ancient China, Qi Jia Culture, Early Bronze Age, China Jade Bi Disc with Stand
Located in South Burlington, VT
, Northwestern China, 3,000-2,000 BCE. Provenance: Private New England collection. Accompanied by our Schneible
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Jade, Iron

Qi Jia Early Bronze Age, China Jade Bi Disc with Custom Contemporary Stand
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese history- Hongshan/Liangzhou/Longshan (4700-2190 BCE)/ Qi Jia cultures and on to the Zhou dynasty
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Jade

Japanese Archaistic Cloisonne Vase, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
is usually found on Chinese archaic bronzes, and copied onto later archaistic bronzes. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Bronze, Enamel

Zhou Style Zoomorphic Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very elegant Chinese bronze made in the archaic Chou Dynasty style. From an old West Coast
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork

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Bronze

Zhou Style Zoomorphic Bronze
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H 10.5 in W 7 in D 4 in
A Set of 10 Chinese and Other East Asian Artifacts
Located in New York, NY
The collection consisting of a shaft-ring ax head, five ge dagger-ax blades, and four short swords. Height: from 1.75" to 11.5" Height As Mounted: from 8.75" to 13.25" Prov...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork

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Bronze

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Chinese Bronze Zhou For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese bronze zhou available at 1stDibs. Each Chinese bronze zhou for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese bronze zhou — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Chinese bronze zhou is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese bronze zhou over the years, but those crafted by Henry Vian, Meissen Porcelain and The Marbro Lamp Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Bronze Zhou?

Prices for a Chinese bronze zhou start at $880 and top out at $88,000 with the average selling for $5,434.
Questions About Chinese Bronze Zhou
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    Chinese bronzes refer to bronze objects that were cast in China before 1500 BCE. These bronze items were most likely used as ritual pieces for worship of the user’s ancestors, whose names were often inscribed on the bronze. You’ll find a variety of Chinese bronzes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. The material was influential in China’s growth and development from roughly 3300 to 1200 B.C. Due to its durability and abundance, bronze was used to make weapons and tools during this time. Shop a collection of Chinese bronze goods on 1stDibs.
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    A Chinese bronze censer is a decorative bowl fashioned out of bronze metal. Its purpose is to hold burning incense. In addition to bronze, the Chinese made censers out of copper, porcelain and stone. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Chinese bronze censers.
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    Chinese bronze bells are bells crafted from bronze that were used as instruments in China. Many were typically hung in a frame and used to create a melody by hitting them with a mallet. Some date back up to 3,600 years. They are also known as bianzhong. Shop a collection of Chinese bronze bells from top sellers on 1stDibs.