Page 282 - Christie's Fine Chinese Paintings March 19 2019 Auction

1785
A BRONZE TWO-HANDLED
TRIPOD CENSER
17TH CENTURY
The censer of columnar form is raised on three
tapered feet and fanked by a pair of angular loop
handles. The base is cast with a three-character
hall mark reading qiu bi tang (The Hall of Autumnal
Blue Sky).
5√ in. (14.8 cm.) wide
$6,000-8,000
清十七世紀 銅雙耳三足爐 「秋碧堂」三字鑄款

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1786
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE
TWO-HANDLED TRIPOD CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The censer of fared cylindrical form is raised on
three cabriole feet and fanked by a pair of animal
mask handles. The surface is embellished with
gilt splashes. The base is cast with an apocryphal
Xuande mark.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) diam., cloth box
$8,000-12,000

清十七/十八世紀 灑金銅獸耳三足天機爐
「大明宣德年製」 六字鑄款

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