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VARIOUS PROPERTIES 604 Y
THREE BRONZE ITEMS
602 18th/19th Century
A PAIR OF COPPER ALLOY INCENSE BURNERS AND Comprising: a three legged toad standing with the head raised,
COVERS, FANGDING fitted hongmu stand; a seated figure of Liu Hai grinning with the right
19th century hand raised; and a large Japanese incense burner surmounted by a
Each supported on four arched legs, the body cast in high relief Buddhist lion, the base inscribed and bearing an apocryphal date of
with Buddhist deities framed in a flaming mandorla and confronting 1698.
flying dragons, the sides with lion-head ring handles, the cover open The incense burner: 43cm (17in) high (5).
worked and embellished with turquoise inlays.
30cm (11 5/8in) high x 23.3cm (9 1/8in) wide (4). £800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
£800 - 1,200 CNY6,800 - 10,000
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000 A closely related bronze dated 1723 is in the collection of British
Museum, no. 1992,0612.1.
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A PAIR OF PEWTER MODELS OF CRANES A PAIR OF BRONZE MODELS OF HORSES
18th/19th century 18th century
Each standing with the heads turned behind, clutching a pricket Each horse raising one of its forelegs standing on a pedestal, the
holder in the beak, the separately modelled wings tucked over the head turned to the right wearing a saddle blanket and saddle with
back and set on coiled springs, raised on a hexagonal galleried base, elaborate trappings and mobile reins. 22.8cm (9in) high (2).
bearing a Yun Cheng zheng ji mark.
35cm (13 3/4in) high (2). £800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
£800 - 1,200 CNY6,800 - 10,000
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000

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