Shang Bronze

In the style of the Shang dynasty, 11th century BC.

A vase-form Chinese bronze vessel with integral square plinth. Incised with exquisite Archaistic designs on the plinth and the waist of the vase. Wonderful oxidized gray-green verdig...

A finely cast Chinese Shang style bronze ritual vessel known as a fangding.

Highly collectible bronze side table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne. The round table features their signature acid etched floral motif pattern on the tabletop with enamel cloisonne. Th...

A striking side table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, featuring a hand-etched and patinated bronze top with intricate chinoiserie motifs, including vases, foliage, and architectural el...

"Shang Ti" table in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamel decoration by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, 1970s (signed on top).

"Shang Ti" table in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamel decoration by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, 1970's (signed “Philip & Kelvin Laverne” on top and original paper l...

Exquisite pair of "Shang Ti" side tables in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with vibrant enamel cloisonne in blue, green, and red on sculptured bronze bamboo bases by Philip...

Monumental Chinese Shang Dynasty inspired contemporary bronze equestrian sculpture, depicting a rider on a rearing caparisoned horse on openwork base.

The meander is a fundamental design motif in regions far from a Hellenic orbit: labyrinthine meanders ("thunder" pattern) appear in bands and as infill on Shang bronzes, and many tra...

The form is accentuated with low relief carvings of small repetitive cones and interconnecting line similar to those found on cast bronzes from the Shang and Chou dynasties as well a...

Late Shang Dynasty style bronze ritual lidded vessel with incised archaistic designs covering the surface and a wonderful variegated Verdigris patina.

A guang - an Antique Chinese Shang Dynasty style cast bronze ritual vessel, 16th century.

The shape and color of this verdigris ice bucket that appears to be carved stone is stunning. It has a story, in that it is from a collection of barware that is based on artifacts fr...

Chinese Archaistic Style Bronze Wine Vessel, probably made in the 20th Century (possibly earlier) in the style of Shang Dynasty You vessels.

Nice quality vintage painted plaster reproduction of ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty bronze owl. By Austin Products. Dated 1965.

A pair of bronze Chinese lamps on wooden bases in the style of Shang Dynasty vessels.

Traditional form being a fang (square) interpretation of hu and gui archaic ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Such vessels furnished the tombs of China’s elite, and w...

The ovoid shape suggests the influence from “amphora” of Greece and Rome, while the dragon-shaped handles allude to Persian and Central Asian metalwork. The ubiquitous dragon is a Ea...

Qing dynasty 18th century Chinese twin handled bronze censer bearing XuanDe marks to base , 990 grams , 17cm wide, internal width 10cm , 7cm high.

The vessel is of well-proportioned elegance, its ovoid body crisply divided into lobed segments that rise from a neatly cut, short ring foot to a tall, slender trumpet neck. A gracef...

Ovoid form escalating to a cylindrical neck with a flaring rim, adorned at the shoulder with three narrow grooved horizontal bands. Each side is equipped with an incised double-loop ...

The vessel’s plump ovoid body—rising from a low foot to a short neck with a flaring mouth—evokes the silkworm’s cocoon, a form that echoes the central role of sericulture in early Ch...

Heavy bronze bell, tower bell. This is a very heavy piece it is on an Oak Yoke with iron fixings including a the bracket which holds the rope For the purpose of the pictures and...

This artwork, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1990s, is presumed to have been produced in the same kiln from the Han dynasty, based on the head of the Sotheby's reference piece, whi...

Fine-grained, buff-colored clay. Potted thin. Upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and chocolate brown. Majiayao culture, Banshan type, 3rd millennium BC Peri...

A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperial garden of magnolia blossoms, chry...

This pair of Qingbai vases features a soft bluish-green glaze with elegant, fluted bodies and wide, flared rims. The vases are hand-crafted, with subtle differences that highlight th...

The sturdy triangular legs, wide mouth, convex body, and diagonal incised patterns create a harmonious balance, showcasing a form that is both primitive and refined. Notably, the twi...

A white-glazed chicken-comb ewer fired in late Liao-dynasty, its form derived from leather water flasks and clearly reflecting the culture of nomadic horse-riding peoples. The soft w...