A BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, DING, HAN DYNASTY China, 202 BC to 220 AD. The compressed globular body raised on three cabriole legs, the shoulder with a pair of upright loop handles above a raised band, the domed cover with three handles in the form of stylized phoenixes. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Ancient wear, casting flaws, signs of weathering and erosion, small losses and possibly minor old fills. The exterior with some cuprite encrustation, the interior with azurite and malachite. Weight: 638.8 g Dimensions: Width 14.3 cm (across handles) Auction result comparison: Compare a related ding vessel and cover, also dated to the Han dynasty, but of slightly larger size (20 cm wide), at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 15 May 2014, lot 345, sold for GBP 6,875, and another (13.3 cm high) with an associated cover, at Christie's New York on 12 December 2013, lot 342, sold for USD 5,250. 漢代青銅三足蓋鼎 中國, 公元前202至公元 220年。此鼎圓體，雙附耳，三蹄形足，有蓋，蓋上飾三鳳凰形鈕。器腹部以一棱狀突起為飾。 來源：法國私人收藏。 品相：老磨損、鑄造缺陷、風化和侵蝕跡象、小缺損以及可能的輕微舊填充。外部有一些赤色結殼，鼎內藍綠色結殼。 重量：638.8 克 尺寸：寬14.3 厘米 (雙耳之間) 拍賣結果比較：比較一件漢代蓋鼎，尺寸更大 (寬20 厘米)，見倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2014年5月15日 lot 345, 售價GBP 6,875 ；另一件(高13.3 厘米) 帶蓋，見紐約佳士得 2013年12月12日 lot 342, 售價USD 5,250。