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A PRIVATE □ 326 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
COLLECTION OF A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
BRONZE CENSERS the compressed globular body rising from three short
spreading feet to a short neck and everted rim, the base cast
LOTS 326–355 with an apocryphal nine-character mark reading Xuande nian
Guanshi Zhuren Jianzhi, the bronze patinated to an even light
golden-brown tone
19 cm, 7½ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,900-31,300 US$ 2,700-4,000

十七/十八世紀 銅鬲式爐
《宣德年冠石主人監製》款

326

□ 327 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT’ TRIPOD CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of slightly tapering cylindrical form with a flared rim flanked
by a pair of upright loop handles, raised on three prominent
elephant-head feet, the base with an apocryphal six-
character Xuande mark
34.2 cm, 13½ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,300-52,500 US$ 4,000-6,700
清十八世紀 銅衝天耳象足爐
《大明宣德年製》仿款

327

□ 328 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A BRONZE ROPE-HANDLED TRIPOD CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from three short
spreading feet to a short straight neck and flaring rim, set at
the rim with a pair of rope-twist handles, the base cast with a
four-character mark reading yongcun zhenwan (‘everlasting
rare curiosities’), the metal patinated to an even light golden-
brown tone
13 cm, 5⅛ in.
£ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 10,500-20,900 US$ 1,350-2,700

十七/十八世紀 銅繩耳三足爐
328
《永淳珍玩》款

60 Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right (which will depend on the individual circumstanc-
es). Refer to the Buying at Auction and VAT sections at the back of this catalogue for further information.