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PROPERTY FROM A SOUTH BAY ESTATE, CALIFORNIA PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
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A SILVER WIRE INLAY SQUARE-FORM VASE, FANGHU A CAST BRONZE CENSER
18th century, Shisou mark Xuande mark, late Qing dynasty
Solidly cast in typical square baluster form to support opposing taotie Raised on three flared feet, the compressed bombe body tapering into
mask handles above sides with wire-inlaid details depicting an egret a narrow rim that extends to form the flared u-shaped handles, the
and frog alternating with inscriptions, the base with Shisou mark. base cast with a six-character Xuande mark in recessed relief.
5in (12.7cm) high 6 1/2in (16.5cm) across; 4 1/4in (10.8cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500 $1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: 1180
Anita Vandenberg, Saratoga, California, 12 November 1976
A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
1178 Xuande mark, 18th century
The compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck, the rim
TWO BRONZE VASES applied with two opposing upright bale handles, all supported on three
Ming and Qing dynasty short conical legs, surrounding the apocryphal inscription reading
The first Yuan to Ming period, raised on a short flared foot and rising Daming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao
to a cylindrical neck set off by two bovine handles, the second Qing (Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in
dynasty, of hu form with four raised ring handles under the flared rim. the Fifth Year of Xuande) in a recessed square.
10 1/2in (26cm) and 7 1/4in (18.3cm) high (2). 5 7/8in (15cm) across, 37.8oz (1,071gm)
$1,000 - 1,500 $1,000 - 1,500
Provenance:
Long-neck vase: Nathan Bentz & Co., San Francisco, California, 1967 1181
A BRONZE DRAGON MIRROR
The oval field boldly cast with a large five-claw dragon fish centered
on the surface surrounded by a narrow banded rim, reversed by a fine
water patina surface with earthen encrustations.
9 1/2in (24.2cm) diam
$1,500 - 2,500
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