Page 111 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

705 | A PARCEL-GILT TRIPOD 708 | A GOLD-SPLASHED
BRONZE CENSER WITH BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
CHILONG HANDLES, QING WITH SIX-CHARACTER
XUANDE MARK, QING
China, 1644-1912. The compressed globular
body showing an apocryphal Xuande mark China, 1750-1930. Heavily cast and
and rising from three legs to a short neck with raised on three tall, tapering feet,
a key fret pattern, with gilt chilong handles flanked by a pair of looped handles,
attached to the galleried rim and the body. the outer rim cast with an apocryphal
six-character Xuande mark, irregular
splashes of gold reserved against
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, a chocolate brown patina. With its
dents and nicks. matching base. (2)
Provenance: From the collection of Georg
Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in
the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian Condition: Fine condition with some
industrialist and the first governor of the old wear, traces of use, minor verdigris,
Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia scratches. Extensive soiling to inner of
and Slovenia. vessel.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Weight: 4,438 g. Acquired in the local auction market, by
Dimensions: Height 16 cm excl. handles. repute between 1980 and 1990.
Estimate EUR 1.000,- Weight: 4,708 g.
Starting price EUR 500,- Dimensions: Height 30 cm.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-
706 | A ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’
BRONZE CENSER, QING
China, 19th century. The unusual tripod censer 709 | A BRASS ALLOY TRIPOD CENSER
with a domed and pierced cover depicting WITH INSCRIPTION, QING
dragon and phoenix in fight for the magic
pearl, the side with a pierced bat border, the China, 1644-1912. The censer of cylindrical shape
vessel with a lotus border in high relief and to with three lobed feet, the sides with a raised Chinese
finely cash Buddhist lions as handles.
inscription with large characters on a triangular lattice
ground.
Condition: Fine dark patina. Excellent
condition with some wear, tiny dents and Condition: Several dents, dings as well as general
traces of use, mostly to base. The handles on wear.
the lid slightly bent towards the center. Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov
Provenance: Canadian private collection.
in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between
1900-1920.
Weight: 1527.1 g.
Dimensions: Length 21.5 cm from handle to Weight: 412.8 g.
handle.
Dimensions: Height 7.4 cm. Diameter 10.4 cm.
Four-character apocryphal Xuande mark in a Estimate EUR 300,-
coiled dragon reserve to base. Note the three Starting price EUR 150,-
feet spectacularly designed as flying bats.

Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,- 710 | A BRONZE BRUSH REST
AND WASHER, MING
707 | A THREE-TIERED BRONZE China, 1368-1644. The washer of square
ALLOY SEAL PASTE BOX, shape with archaistic designs, some
MID-QING remains of gilt, standing on four feet, with
six-character mark to the base, and with
China, 1750-1850. The seal paste box of an associated wood base from the Qing
square shape with a matching seal tray, seal dynasty. The brush rest with floral designs
plate and a pierced lid. Associated wood base and an associated Qing dynasty wood base.
from around 1900. (4) (4)

Condition: The box in excellent condition with Condition: Good condition with some wear,
only minor wear, the base with losses, age traces of use and fine patina.
cracks and wear. Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Weight: 233.9 g in total.
Weight: 766.5 g in total. Dimensions: Size 2.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (the
Dimensions: Size 7.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm. washer). Length 7.4 cm (the brush rest).

Estimate EUR 600,- Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 300,- Starting price EUR 150,-

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