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A BRONZE TRIPOD ‘ELEPHANT’ INCENSE BURNER AND
COVER
19th century
The domed cover pierced with scrolling lotus and surmounted with a
reclining caparisoned elephant supporting a vessel containing lotus
over cash ingots, scrolls and gourds, the burner with upright elephant
mask handles and well-defined scrolling lotus to the body, all raised
on elephant mask cabriole supports, inlays to cover and vessel in
glass simulating coral and turquoise. 35.5cm (14in) high (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
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A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING
Qing Dynasty
With upright loop handles and tall tapering cylindrical legs,
apocryphal cast Xuande six-character mark. 15cm (5 7/8in) high
£600 - 800
HK$6,400 - 8,500
CNY5,300 - 7,100
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A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Ming Dynasty
With a bossed floral diaper decoration to the neck, flanked by two
tall S-shaped handles, supported on three stout cabriole legs issuing
from luduan masks. 22cm (8 5/8in) high x 17.8cm (7in) wide
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£700 - 1,000
HK$7,400 - 11,000
CNY6,200 - 8,800

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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