Apropos to the recent thread on wine service baskets, Fu should one-up Sir William and his little antique French wire baskets, with this exceptional piece of antiquity:
Kidding aside, what an incredible piece of history. Of art. Functional art. Amazing how wine and art intertwine.
very cool story. Fu should definitely buy it.
I thought Charlie was the consigner of that lot?
to be fair it never made sense for me to have more than 3 of them
Do you say, “this old thing?” to admiring guests?
beautiful piece of art!
just imagine the Cornas pouring out menacingly from between the tigers fangs at Fu’s house.
I think he should wait until the find one modeled on a Fu dog
Truly stunning.
The Owl is great.
Scandalous!
Yao Ming Cabernet or nothing!
Warmed to create the steam emanating from the mouth of the Tiger.
Might melt the bronze…
I don’t think the wine poured from it originally came from grapes.
So we’re at that part of the cycle huh
Wow, that was amazing! Thank you for posting that!
4 million to 6 million! I guess I am relegated to buying a copy in the museum gift shop…again.
Personally I thought it was the year of the bull!