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□ 336 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from a slightly
spreading foot to a flared rim, liberally splashed with gold
around the exterior, the base with an apocryphal four-
character Xuande mark
16.3 cm, 6⅓ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,300-52,500 US$ 4,000-6,700
十七/十八世紀 灑金銅爐
《宣德年製》仿款

336

□ 337 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from three tall
columnar legs to a short straight neck and everted straight
rim, finely incised around the exterior with floral scrolls
below a low relief double lotus leaf band and divided by four
quatrefoil panels enclosing medium relief flower sprays, two
with lion mask handles, the domed cover pierced with foliate
scrolls and surmounted by a lion dog finial
(2)
13.5 cm, 5⅜ in.

£ 600-800
HK$ 6,300-8,400 US$ 800-1,100
清十九世紀 鎏金銅獅鈕三足蓋爐

337

□ 338 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A BRONZE CENSER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading
foot to a short neck and everted rim, set at the waist with
a pair of lion mask handles, the base cast with a three-
character seal mark reading Fei Yun Ge (‘Pavilion of the
Flying Clouds’), the metal patinated to an even chocolate
brown tone
18 cm., 7⅛ in.
£ 1,500-2,500
HK$ 15,700-26,100 US$ 2,000-3,350

清十八世紀 銅獸耳爐
338
《飛雲閣》款

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