Page 45 - 2019 September 9th Bonhams Important Chinese Works of Art

843
A PATINATED BRONZE DING-FORM CENSER
18th century
The oval-sectioned body with deep rounded sides tapering towards
the rim, set with a squared lip surmounted by a pair of upright handles,
decorated with a relief band of alternating ribbed and plain rectangles
between rows of circles, interrupted with four evenly-spaced stylized
animal masks, supported on four columnar legs surrounding the six-
character Xuande mark cast in relief within a recessed rectangle, all
surfaces except for the relief band with a golden-brown patina.
8 1/2in (21cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

十八世紀 銅鋪首紋沖天耳四足爐

844
A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
Xuande mark, 18th century
The compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck, the rim
applied with two opposing upright bale handles, all supported on three
short conical legs, surrounding the apocryphal inscription reading
Daming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao
(Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in
the Fifth Year of Xuande) in a recessed square.
5 7/8in (15cm) across, 37.8oz (1,071gm)
$2,000 - 3,000

十八世紀 銅三足橋耳爐

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