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68 160667/9
A small Chinese gilt bronze scholar’s censer
early qing dynasty
of cylindrical form and raised on tripod feet, cast
with flowers and fu bats against a diaper ground
and between key fret bands.
H: 2 in., 5cm
provenance:
Property from a New York collection
$2,500-3,500

69 160842/1
A rare dated Chinese bronze tripod wine vessel, jue
dated third year of qianlong, 1738
the rounded body with two posts and single C-shaped hndle
raised on three blade-like legs and cast with geometric band to
body and rectangular inscription below mouth.
H: 6 1/4 in., 16cm
provenance:
Property of a Pennsylvania gentleman
note:
For a nearly identical cast bronze jue dated one year earlier, see
70 160819/4
Sotheby’s London Lot 233, May 13, 2009
A Chinese archaistic bronze “bird handle” vessel
$1,200-1,500
qing dynasty or earlier
of an archaistic hu form, cast with thunder pattern lines on
exterior, with bird shaped handles on the shoulder, dark patination
and ‘aged’ with the application of red and copper green.
H: 12 in., 30cm
provenance:
Collection, Washington, DC, 2007-present
Collection, Kerrville, TX, 1995-2007
Collection, Houston, TX, 1976-1995
Purchased from David Yee, Houston, TX in 1976
$1,500-2,000

71 160730/18
A Chinese bronze ‘dragon’ tripod censer
xuande mark, 19th/early 20th century
72 160797/7
of compressed spherical form, rising from three short
A Chinese archaic style bronze beaker vase, Gu
feet to a narrow waisted neck and connected to two
late 19th century
handles.
of archaic gu form, the slender vessel resting on a
H: 6 1/4 in., 16cm; W: 10 1/4 in., 26cm
splayed foot and surmounted by a flared trumpet
$400-600
neck.
H: 7 in., 18cm
$500-700