AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL, GUI 18th/19th century The body flanked by a pair of stylised dragon-head loop handles with vertical incised tabs, cast on each side with a broad taotie mask divided by a notched flange, all on a leiwen ground, the tall stepped foot with a running band of stylised scrolling dragons, the interior with an archaistic inscription reading Bo zhi yi 'Bo made this vessel', hongmu stand. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) wide. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十八/十九世紀 仿古饕餮紋簋 Provenance: an English private collection Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2011, no.18. 來源：英國私人舊藏 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號18 Compare with a very similar bronze vessel, 18th/19th century, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by R.Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, p.21, fig.11. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com