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AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION OF SCHOLARLY WORKS OF ART LOTS 285!343
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A BRONZE PAPERWEIGHT OF LIU HAI
LATE MING DYNASTY
cast with one leg outstretched and propping himself up on one
elbow, his back leaning against a double-gourd, with a three-
legged toad perched on his knee, dressed in ß owing robes with
a string of cash coins around his shoulders
8.5 cm, 3⅜ in.
£ 2,000-3,000 US$ 2,850-4,250
͋ ᄎऎᡟږᖿზᕄॷ
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A BRONZE CENSER
17TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a
gently ß ared rim, ß anked at the shoulders by a pair of mythical
beast handles, the base with an apocryphal six-character
Xuande mark in a recessed rectangle
13.5 cm, 5¼ in.
£ 1,500-2,000 US$ 2,150-2,850
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A GILT!SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17TH CENTURY
the square-form body rising from four short legs to a slightly
ß ared rim, the sides ß anked with a pair of opposing angular
handles, the exterior patinated to a warm light brown colour
accentuated by irregular gilt splashes, the base cast with
the four characters reading zisun bao zhi (Protected by the
children and grandchildren) within a recessed square
18 cm, 7⅛ in.
£ 5,000-7,000 US$ 7,100-9,900
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ɿڭʘಛ
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