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□ 329 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A BRONZE CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading
foot to a waisted neck with everted rim, set at the shoulder
with a pair of simple loop handles, the base cast with an
apocryphal six-character Xuande reign mark within a
rectangle and encircled by a pair of low relief scaly five-
clawed dragons
20 cm, 7⅞ in.
£ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 10,500-20,900 US$ 1,350-2,700
清十八/十九世紀 銅蚰耳爐
《大明宣德年製》仿款
329

□ 330 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the straight-sided circular body rising from three tall
columnar legs to a waisted straight neck and everted rim, the
neck set with a pair of lion mask handles, the base cast with
an apocryphal six-character Xuande reign mark, the metal
patinated to a dark gun-metal grey tone
15 cm, 5⅞ in.
£ 600-800
HK$ 6,300-8,400 US$ 800-1,100
清十九世紀 銅獅耳三足爐
《大明宣德年製》仿款
330

□ 331 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A SMALL BRONZE CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from three short
columnar legs to a short neck with flaring everted rim, the
base cast with an apocryphal four-character Xuande reign
mark, the metal patinated to an even golden-brown tone
13.5 cm, 5¼ 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
《宣德年製》仿款
331

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