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A CHINESE COMPRESSED DEHUA CENSER
CENSER, 17TH CENTURY; GILT-BRONZE BASE,
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Flanked by molded lion-head handles raised on a
short foot, the gilt-bronze base inscribed Escalier de
Cristal. Paris
5√ in. (14.9 cm.) across handles
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, no.
AA22.
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A RECTANGULAR CHINESE DEHUA
ARCHAISTIC CENSER
17TH CENTURY
Molded in the shape of a bronze fangding with two
bands of confronting dragons on each side, with two
upright handles on the rim and supported on four
blade-form legs
5 in. (12.7 cm.) across handles
$5,000-7,000
