A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE CHARIOT-AXLE TUBULAR CAP FITTING Western Zhou Dynasty The tapering hollow tube closed at the narrow end, the exterior cast in crisp shallow relief with a thin band of two striding archaic dragons confronted on a leiwen ground, the wider open end with two rectangular apertures for attachment to the axle shaft, the surface attractively patinated and glossy, wood stand. 13.5cm (5 1/2in) long. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 西周 銅龍紋車軸飾 Provenance: Dr Arthur M.Sackler (1913-1987), New York, no.V-3845 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2010, no.3. 來源：紐約亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987）舊藏，編號V-3845 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號3 Compare with a pair of axle caps with a similar decorative band, Shang dynasty, in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, illustrated by A.Priest, Chinese bronzes, New York, 1938, no.21. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com