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7107 Property from a Private Redding Collection
A bronze figure of a goose
Qing dynasty 7109
The long necked waterfowl depicted holding its open beak at an A cast bronze tripod censer and cover
off-center angle above raised relief eyes separated by an elaborate 18th century
crest centering the forehead, the hollow body of the bird covered by a The censer cast with a wide rim flange of hexafoil shape above a
separately cast lid formed as individually rendered feathers, all raised shallow cylindrical body with flat base raised on three short legs
atop two realistic webbed feet held in a slightly askew posture. issuing from lion heads; the three-section cover composed of a
16 3/4in (42.5cm) high waisted finial topped with openwork peach branches, then two
$2,000 - 4,000 consecutive rings cast with composite flowers on leafy stems
surrounding the Eight Buddhist Emblems.
7108 26 1/4in (66.8cm) high
A cast bronze censer $8,000 - 12,000
Yu tang qing wan mark, 18th century
The elegantly cast censer set on a narrow circular base and tapering Compare the pair of hexagonal sectioned bronze censers and covers
inward to a flared mouth over paired lion mask handles, four-character sold in Nagel, Stuttgart, sale 12 November 2007, lot 1101, also as
seal mark inset at the base. 18th century (53.5cm high). See also the openwork peach branch
1 3/4in (4.5cm) high finial of similar shape to this lot on a recumbent elephant censer sold
4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter in Sotheby’s, London, sale 16 May 2007, lot 370, also as 18th century.
$3,000 - 5,000

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