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A RARE GOLD-SPLASHED 明十七世紀 灑金銅寶螺
BRONZE ‘CONCH’ INCENSE

BURNER
MING DYNASTY, 17TH

CENTURY

skilfully cast in the round as a conch shell with the tip of its
spire forming one leg, the globular body supported on two
attendant small conch shells, the exterior freely decorated
with gold splashes
7.6 cm, 3 in.
HK$ 100,000-150,000
US$ 12,800-19,200
An 18th century carved agate brush washer, similarly
conceived in the form of a conch, is offered in this sale, lot
3402.

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