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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANN AND
GORDON GETTY
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE
CENSER
17TH / 18TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body rising from
three short tapering feet to a slightly everted
rim, ! anked by a pair of upright loop handles,
the exterior patinated to a warm russet tone
accentuated by gilt splashes, the base with an
apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a
recessed cartouche
Width 5¼ in., 13.4 cm

PROVENANCE
Therien & Co., Los Angeles.
632
$ 8,000-12,000
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633

PROPERTY OF A LADY
A BRONZE ‘BUDDHIST LION’
GROUP
17TH CENTURY

well cast, seated on its haunches with the head
raised and turned, with bulging eyes and the
mouth open to reveal sharp fangs, the body
detailed with a curling, combed mane and upright
bushy tail, its right front paw resting on the back
of its cub, wood stand (2)
Height 16½ in., 42 cm
PROVENANCE
Irish Private Collection (by repute).
The Paisley Shop, Toronto, acquired in the 1950s.
$ 8,000-12,000
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The Paisley Shopdεࡐεd੻׵1950ϋ˾

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