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A BRONZE STATUE OF SHAKYAMUNI
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A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER The historic Buddha sits in meditation on
18th century a lotus dais in bhumisparsa mudra at the
Of bombé form raised on a stepped foot, moment of enlightenment,
with ruyi and scroll handles, cast with six- 46cm high
character Xuande mark to base,
8cm high, 18cm wide, weight 1610g £500 - 600
£1,000 - 1,500 109
A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER ON
105 WOOD STAND AND ANOTHER
A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER ON 19th century
WOODEN STAND The first of typical bombé tripod form with
19th century rising handles, bearing a Xuande mark within
Of typical bombé tripod form with upward large dragon roundel, and raised on a carved
curving handles and cast six-character wooden stand, total height 15.5cm, together
Xuande mark to base, on a carved and with a lobed and flaring censer on three
pierced tripod wooden stand, elephant-head feet, bearing unusual four-
censer 7.5cm high, total height 10.5cm character seal mark,
11cm high
£800 - 1,200
£500 - 700
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A LARGE BRONZE BELL 110
Cast with a double dragon head suspension A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
ring and decorated with four panels of nine Of oviform with twin loop handles and
ribbed knops and two lotus pod roundels, engraved marquise shaped panels with
35cm high, weight 8kg figures in landscapes, marked with zhuanshu
script mark, Yong Cun Zhen Wan, (Eternal
£800 - 1,200 Preservation, Treasured Appreciation),
13.5cm high, 14cm diameter, weight 1435g
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A POLISHED BRONZE ALTAR VESSEL, £500 - 800
DOU
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
The stem bowl raised on a high splayed
hollow foot, cast with decorative bands of
curving and archaistic geometric patterns,
17.5cm high
£3,000 - 5,000
For a similar example see Christie’s London,
20 September 2011.
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