THREE METAL-INLAID ARTIFACTS The ding vessels, 18th century; the scepter, 17th century (3)THREE METAL-INLAID ARTIFACTSThe ding vessels, 18th century; the scepter, 17th centuryThe two vessels inlaid in the archaic style with taotie masks and stylised archaistic motifs on a leiwen ground around the rounded bodies and which continues partially down the legs, the rim and handles inlaid with key-pattern; together with a silver inlaid and gold-leaf decorated iron ruyi scepter with a large ogival cartouche of fruiting peach on a T-pattern ground on the ruyi-head at one end and with six smaller fruit and flower cartouches on the handle, the reverse side with a thirteen-character inlaid inscription. the vessels: 4 3/8in and 2 3/4in (11cm and 7cm) high; the scepter 12 1/4in (31cm) long, cloth boxes (3).十八世纪 小件貼金銅鼎與鑲嵌銅鼎各一十七世紀 鑲嵌鐵如意題識：吾意莊如脊如，吾意否如弗如A comparable iron ruyi scepter, dated to 1776, crafted with the same technique and having the same inscription, is in the collection of the British Museum, no. 1985,1216.1.