RARE PAIR OF ANTIQUE CHINESE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY ARCHAIC BRONZE DOOR APPLIQUES

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RARE PAIR OF ANTIQUE CHINESE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY ARCHAIC BRONZE DOOR APPLIQUES:
$1637.00

ANTIQUE CHINESE BRONZEAPPLIQUESITEM DESCRIPTIONWe are pleased to offer for sale a rare pair of Chinese bronze appliques. The appliques are made of white bronze and are cast in the shape of beast masks (pu-shou). According to an example in the Harvard University collection, these were either used as door ornaments or as coffin ornaments. The pair of appliques comes with a nice black lucite display stand.
The appliques appear to each be separately hand worked after being cast from the same mold. There are slight differences in the finishing details of each example. Each mask has hole punches in the corners for attachment and the nail heads are still retained on the piece, hence the iron oxide/rust present on the back sides. There is also a very fine powdering coating of malachite and azurite on the back.
The masks are in good overall condition. They are a near match for an example on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts dated to the Northern Wei Period.
Each mask measures approximately 5 by 4.7 inches. The overall size including the stand is 12.75 by 7.5 inches.SHIPPING INFORMATIONMost items will be mailed via USPS Priority Mail, which is the quickest and safest shipping method that the Postal Service provides. We do reserve the right to ship higher priced items via UPS/Fed Ex as deemed necessary. This is solely to ensure the safe arrival and accurate tracking of the item being shipped. We usually ship all items within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. If you have any questions in regards to shipping a particular item please email or call us.TERMS OF SALEWe accept several methods of payment. If you would like to use a method of payment other than Paypal, please contact us to discuss the payment options that are available. For items over $3000 USD, we can accept installments. Please contact us before the end of the sale to arrange a payment schedule that will meet your needs. We can also offer a discount of 10% for friends and family payments - please ask about this before payment. If payment is not received within 5 days, a non-payment case will automatically be opened against you on .In the event that an item arrives not as described or damaged, we must be notified within 24 hours of signature confirmation with a clear photo showing thediscrepancyor damage. The item must be returned in instances where authenticity is called into question. We reserve the right to charge an appropriate restocking fee within \'s allow guidelines of 10% - this is to cover sale fees, handling costs, and shipping charges.Many of the items we sell are well over 100 years old. Inherently, these items will have some minor or light wear. Any major flaws and damages (ie. Chips or cracks) will be clearly disclosed in the item description and images. Returns are not accepted on the basis of condition issues clearly referenced in the description and images.QUESTIONSWe are please to answer any questions that you may have regarding our items for sale. This includes requests for additional photos. Please reach out to us via the contact page on our />On Apr-29-18 at 08:57:44 PDT, seller added the following information:

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