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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN
ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
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A BRONZE LUDUAN CENSER AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
The censer is fnely cast as a mythical beast
luduan, standing foursquare clutching a snake in
its paws. Its head forms the cover of the vessel and
is cast with a single horn, its face bears an alert
expression with an open mouth. The details of the
fur and body are fnely executed. The belly bears an
apocryphal Xuande mark.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,000-6,500
€3,400-5,600
PROVENANCE
Acquired in the UK over the past 60 years.
明十七世紀 銅角端形香爐

來源: 英國私人珍藏

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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN
ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
122
A SMALL CINNABAR LACQUER
CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The cover is carved with a roundel enclosing
a scholar and attendant below a pine tree in a
mountainous landscape. The sides of the cover
and the base are decorated with alternating fower
heads and nodes on a diamond-patterned ground.
3¬ in. (9.2 cm.) diam.
£4,000-6,000 $5,300-7,900
€4,500-6,700
PROVENANCE
Acquired in the UK over the past 60 years.

清十八世紀 剔紅高士圖圓蓋盒
來源: 英國私人珍藏

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