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                                                             76    160705/25
                                                             A rare Chinese silver-inlaid iron ruyi
                                                             sceptre
                                                             late 19th/early 20th century
                                                             heavily cast, the head of formalised lingzhi
                                                             shape, the front inlaid with beaten silver-
                                                             wire of stylized cloud scroll and wave
                                                             patterns.
                                                             H: 17 3/4 in., 45cm
                                                             $6,000-8,000













                 77    160736/4
                 A Chinese bronze censer
                 qing dynasty or earlier
                 of diminutive size and unadorned
                 cylindrical form, with twin handles and
                 mottled patination.
                 H: 2 1/2 in., 6.5cm; D: 4 3/4 in., 12cm
                 $1,000-1,500



                                    78    160668/1
                                    A Chinese bronze twin mask censer
                                    xuande six character mark, qing dynasty
                                    the compressed globular body rising from a
                                    flared foot, the sides with twin zoomorphic mask
                                    handles, the base with an apocryphal Xuande
                                    mark.
                                    H: 3 1/2 in., 9cm; D: 8 in., 20.5cm
                                    $500-700











                                                             79    160667/11
                                                             A Chinese rectangular bronze censer
                                                             obscure mark, early qing dynasty
                                                             of rectangular form, unadorned and with
                                                             twin handles.
                                                             H: 3 in., 7.8cm
                                                             $2,000-3,000
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