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DECORATIVE ART
PROPERTY FROM A PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY FROM THE H ROBERT LEE PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
COLLECTION ESTATE
3130
3122 3126 A CAST BRONZE HU-FORM VASE
A CAST BRONZE GOOSE-FORM CENSER A CAST BRONZE CENSER WITH HANDLES
17th century Xuande mark Qing dynasty
The waterfowl depicted holding its neck aloft Thinly cast in waisted section separating The well-cast vessel decorated with a
and beak agape to provide a smoke hole, two branch-form handles adorned in raised trapezoid reserve on either side, framing an
the lid formed as the wings with individuated relief leafy sprigs of lychees cast to the sides, archaistic taotie mask against a square scroll-
feathers fitted onto the hollow interior. the flat base supported by three conical feet filled ground, between two similarly rendered
14in (35.5cm) high surrounding the cast six-character mark, now bands on the tall oval base and tapered neck,
$2,500 - 4,000 together with an associated soft wood lid and each featuring additional taotie masks and
base reticulated in scrolls and archaistic patterns. spiral scrolls, with paired handles of horned
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 8in (20.2cm) width over handles beast mask-form.
$1,200 - 1,500 10 3/4in (27.4cm) high
3123 $1,800 - 2,500
A CAST BRONZE BOMBÉ TRIPOD CENSER PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF
Xuande mark GALINA AND MAXWELL PERRY, Provenance
Solidly cast, the flat mouth rim surmounting HONOLULU, HAWAII formerly in the collection of Philip Cardeiro
compressed globular sides supporting (1930-2014), by repute
opposing thin ring handles all raised upon 3127
unusually rendered feet connected by TWO CAST BRONZE BOMBÉ CENSERS 3131
stylized aprons, encircling the base bearing Qing dynasty A METAL ALLOY TRIPOD CENSER
the crisply cast two character mark in seal Both of typical compressed globular form AND COVER
script (areas of verdigris). supporting opposing loop handles, the first The tall lid and tear-drop shaped finial all
7in (18cm) width over handles supported by a foot rim encircling a cast reticulated in a mesh of vine and lotus scrolls
$2,000 - 3,000 six-character Xuande mark, the second, above a band of trigram patterns, supported
raised on three conical feet surrounding an by a body of standard ding form comprised of
3124 elaborate sixteen-character makers’ mark a waisted neck separating flared handles atop
A COVERED RECTANGULAR BRONZE alluding to the Shang shu. a compressed globular body supported by
INCENSE BURNER 5 1/2 and 5 3/4in (14 and 14.6cm) widths three cabriole legs.
Xuande Mark over handle 15in (38.1cm) width over handles
The lid surmounted by a globular dragon $2,000 - 3,000 $1,000 - 1,500
finial surrounded by a lattice of stylized curls
of smoke supporting several raised relief PROPERTY FROM XANADU GALLERY, 3132
mythical beasts, the waisted body covered in SAN FRANCISCO A CAST BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, DING
a continuous ground of crashing waves and Dated by inscription to 1893
more mythical beasts separating opposing 3128 Solidly cast, comprised of a tall cylindrical
beast head ring handles, the recessed A CAST BRONZE CENSER IN THE neck separating curved handles all raised
underside bearing the four-character mark. SHAPE OF A LION upon the compressed globular body
11 3/4in (30cm) high 18th century supported by three beast head legs, one
$6,000 - 8,000 Its head with open jaw turned to its left and side incised to read Sima zumiao above the
hinged onto the seated body posed with the lengthy inscription including the Guangxu
3125 left foot resting on an openwork ball and the kuisi date; together with a reticulated wood
TWO CAST BRONZE BOMBÉ TRIPOD right leg upright, the mane and tail accented lid surmounted by a hardstone finial (hole
CENSERS with parallel incised lines (right leg repaired). to base).
Both of similar shape comprised of everted 12 1/4in (31cm) high 15 1/4in (38.7cm) height of handles
lips and loop handles above compressed 13 3/4in (35cm) long exclusive of lid
globular bodies raised upon three small $2,000 - 3,000 $1,000 - 1,500
conical feet, the larger container bearing
a four-character Kangxi mark, the smaller PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE, PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
censer displaying a two-character maker’s ATHERTON, CALIFORNIA FRANK AND GEORGIA JAMES
mark to the base.
6in (15.2cm) width over handles of larger censer 3129 3133
$2,000 - 3,000 A CAST BRONZE CENSER IN THE FORM A BRONZE GOOSE FORM CENSER
OF A GOOSE Qing dynasty
19th century Cast standing with its head raised and mouth
The long-necked fowl portrayed holding its open, the removable slightly up-swept wings
beak aloft and open to serve as a smoke formed by finely incised feathers centered by
hole, the separately cast lid covering the a smoke opening, further naturalistic details
hollow interior of the body rendered as a pair defining the tail and webbed feet.
of multi-feathered wings, all supported by 13 3/4in (35cm) high
thin legs terminating in two webbed feet (feet $1,000 - 1,500
re-soldered).
17in (43cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
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