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A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE ‘MYTHICAL 清十七至十八世紀
BEAST’ TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH – 18TH CENTURY 銅灑金舖首銜環圓鼎式爐
《大明宣德年製》仿款
of ding form, cast with a cylindrical body supported on three
tall cylindrical legs and rising to a constricted neck and wide
galleried rim, the neck flanked by a pair of stylised mythical
beast mask handles, each with a mock ring extending over
the main body, the gently raised centre of the base with
a recessed panel enclosing an apocryphal six-character
Xuande mark, the exterior densely decorated overall save for
the mark with gold splashes
15.5 cm, 6 in.
HK$ 250,000-350,000
US$ 31,900-44,600
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