Bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, Jue Chinese, 18th/19th Century raised on three curved blade supports and cast around the exterior with taotie masks dissolved in small scrolls, with a pair of tall posts with whorl bosses rising from the rim, 19.5cm high Provenance: Acquired by the vendor's father at various London auction houses in the mid 20th Century Condition: discolouration to the body as to be expected