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A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE 清十七至十八世紀
BURNER AND STAND
QING DYNASTY, 17TH – 18TH CENTURY 銅灑金橋耳三足爐及座
《宣德年製》仿款
cast with a bombé body rising from three tapering legs to a
waisted neck and everted rim, all surmounted by a pair of
handles, the base centred with a recessed cartouche enclosing
an apocryphal four-character Xuande seal mark, the exterior
decorated overall save for the mark with gold splashes, the well
cast circular stand with a central circular finial and supported
on three incurved ruyi-shaped legs, similarly decorated on the
upper surface and sides with gold splashes
16.3 cm, 6⅜ in.
Mark
HK$ 150,000-250,000
US$ 19,200-31,900

It is rare to find a large gold-splashed incense burner
preserved with its matching stand, which adds an element of
softness to the overall object. The elegant stand derives its
form from a stylised mallow flower with overlapping petals.
A near identical stand is illustrated in Philip K. Hu, Later
Chinese Bronzes - The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert
Kresko Collections, St. Louis, 2008, cat. no. 28 and cover.

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