A large bronze dragon-handled pear-shaped vase, huYuan/Ming Dynasty
Rising from a splayed foot to a gently rounded lower body and waisted neck set with paired dragon-head handles, all under a protruding galleried rim, the vase moulded with a band of archaistic scrolling bird motifs at the neck and a wave band to the foot, the surface patinated to a rich coppery-brown hue. 33cm (13in) high