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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF
BARBARA J. DEVEUVE, PHOENIX,
ARIZONA
8103
A GOOD BRONZE RECTANGULAR
CENSER WITH LION HEAD HANDLES
Xuande mark, 18th century
Of heavy casting with a flared rim and
rounded corners to the bombé walls
supported on a tall foot, the narrow waist
encircled by a narrow band of stylized
phoenixes facing one another on a coiled lei
wen ground that repeats as a band filling the
foot, the short sides supporting lion head
handles and the recessed base bearing the
six-character mark in standard script raised
within a rectangular reserve.
12in (30.5cm) long
US$5,000 - 7,000
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
8104
A FINE GILT BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ
ENAMEL RUYI SCEPTER WITH JADE
MOUNTS
Four-character Qianlong mark and of the
period
The tapered gilt bronze shaft cast with
bajixiang and set with three elegantly carved
white jade plaques, the large ruyi-shaped
head carved and undercut with figures in a
garden under pine, the others with scholars
in a pavilion and on a rocky promontory in a
landscape waterway, the sides and the back
of the scepter executed in cloisonné enamel
with trailing pendants of fronted lotus and
shou medallions in multi-colored enamels
surrounding the four-character mark.
18 3/4in (47.7cm) long
US$10,000 - 15,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE 8104
WASHINGTON COLLECTOR
8105
TWO SIMILAR GILT BRONZE STANDS
WITH ENGRAVED LOTUS DECORATION
Qing dynasty
The near pair of rectangular form with cut
corners raised on conforming leaf-shaped
feet, the flat tops similarly engraved with lotus
flowers in bloom within a frame of waves,
the side walls cast in raised relief with a
jeweled lotus petal band and flower and leaf
scroll patterns on the aprons separated by
engraved scrolls along the set-in waist.
3 1/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 5/8in (8 x 24.5 x 16.8cm)
and
3 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 6 1/2in (8.2 x 23.5 x 16.5cm)
US$4,000 - 6,000
8105
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