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ANOTHER PROPERTY (mark)
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A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The heavily-cast censer is of compressed globular form with a fared rim, and is applied on the
sides with two stylized fsh-form handles, the surface adorned with gilt splashes. The base is
cast with an apocryphal four-character Xuande mark.
12 in. (31 cm.) wide across the handles
$100,000-150,000
PROVENANCE
American collection since the late 19th century.
明末/清十八世紀 銅灑金魚耳簋式爐
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