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A SILVER-WIRE INLAID BRONZE DISH 580
Shisou two-character mark, Qing Dynasty
The circular, shallow dish decorated with a 581
writhing chilong dragon surrounded with bats,
the everted rim with a key fret border 20.8cm
(8 1/8in) diam.

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000

580 Y
A SILVER-WIRE INLAID TRIPOD INCENSE
BURNER, DING
19th century
The globular body finely inlaid with archaistic
motifs, raised on three tapering legs, the rim
flanked with two upright handles, wood stand;
together with a bronze oval tripod basin,
flanked with two chilong-form handles, the
base with an apocryphal Xuande six-character
mark, 19th century 17cm (6 3/4in) high (3).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000

581
A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE
INCENSE BURNER
Shisou two-character mark, Qing Dynasty
The bombé-form body with archaistic taotie
mask motifs, flanked by loop handles issuing
from beast masks, raised on a flaring foot rim.
14cm (5 1/2in) wide

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

582
AN ARCHAISTIC SILVER-WIRE INLAID
BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL
The pear-shaped vessel of a Warring States/
Han Dynasty form, with a loose chain
overhead handle, the lid with beast mask
handles, the exterior with silver-wire inlaid
shou-symbols and Arabic inscriptions, all
raised on three small feet.
13.5cm (5 1/4in) high (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000

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