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                                                                              A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH
                                                                              ‘DRAGON’ HANDLES
                                                                              17th century
                                                                              Raising from three cabriolet legs, the body
                                                                              with a decoration of two flying dragons
                                                                              among clouds in relief, on the rim two
                                                                              dragon-shaped handles. 11cm (4 3/8in) wide

                                                                              £2,500 - 3,000
                                                                              HK$27,000 - 32,000
                                                                              CNY22,000 - 26,000




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                                                                              353
                                                                              A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE ‘FINGER
                                                                              CITRON’ INCENSE BURNER AND STAND
                                                                              Qing Dynasty
                                                                              Of natural organic form, the ‘fingers’
                                                                              surrounding an open central aperture,
                                                                              faint and scattered gold-splashed exterior
                                                                              giving an all over mellow ochre patina to all
                                                                              surfaces, raised on a stand formed as leaves
                                                                              and branches. The incense burner: 18cm (7
                                                                              1/8in) wide (2).

                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$11,000 - 16,000
                                                                              CNY8,800 - 13,000
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                                                                              354 *
                                                                              A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD
                                                                              INCENSE BURNER
                                                                              Bao Ding seal mark, 18th century
                                                                              The compressed globular body supported
                                                                              on three short tapering feet, the flared lip
                                                                              surmounted by a pair of arched handles, the
                                                                              warm caramel-brown exterior decorated with
                                                                              irregular splashes of gold. 13.5cm (5 1/4in)
                                                                              diam.

                                                                              £2,000 - 3,000
                       354                                                    HK$21,000 - 32,000
                                                                              CNY18,000 - 26,000





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