PROPERTY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR. WALLACE AND ALICE SMITH, SAN FRANCISCO, SOLD TO BENEFIT GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND, SAN RAFAEL, THE PANDA FUND AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING19th century The U-shaped body cast with a band of archaistic scroll units and supported on three tall cabriole legs, the rim set with a pair of upright loop handles; with a fitted wood cover topped by a jade finial and a fitted wood stand. 14 5/8in (37.1cm) width across handles Provenance: Collection of Dr. Wallace and Alice Smith, San Francisco, acquired before 1971, thence by descent This lot is being sold with no reserve.