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DONNINGTON PRIORY
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A bronze gui vessel, with ribbed
body enclosed within geometric
bands, 19cm diam
Provenance: From the private
collection of John Francis Mallett of
Longwood, Claverton Down, Bath,
Somerset and by family descent
青铜尊
£300-500
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A Chinese bronze censer, Ming
Dynasty or later, supported
on four feet, with applied long-
tailed mythical beasts to the rim,
apocryphal Xuande six-character
mark in a square to the base, 24cm
diam
Provenance: From the private
collection of John Francis Mallett of
Longwood, Claverton Down, Bath,
Somerset by family descent 20
青铜炉
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£300-500 A silver-inlaid bronze tripod
two-handled censer, decorated to
the body with a band of scrolling
foliage, the handles, legs and
underside rim similarly decorated,
with geometric border, the base
inlaid with the characters shi
sou.,26cm wide, on carved wood
stand
Provenance: From the private
collection of John Francis Mallett of
Longwood, Claverton Down, Bath,
Somerset and by family descent.
青铜炉
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£700-1,000
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