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PROPERTY FROM THE PROFESSOR FREDERICK SEGUIER DRAKE FAMILY COLLECTION

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A PARCEL-GILT DRUM-FORMED TRIPOD CENSER TWO BRONZE CENSERS
17TH-18TH CENTURY 17TH-18TH CENTURY

The censer is modelled with four tiers and it is supported on three elephant- One censer is raised on tripod feet and is moulded with a pair of open handles
head feet. The sides are moulded with kui dragons and a pair of elephant-head
handles between bands of raised nodes. that sweep upward from the rim. The other censer is decorated with various
3æ in. (9.5 cm.) high, wood stand
decorative bands and the sides have two stylised animal-mask handles. Each

censer is cast with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle.

£1,000-2,000 $1,500-2,800 The largest 5¿ in. (13 cm.) diam. (2)
€1,300-2,500
£600-1,000 $850-1,400
€760-1,300

PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:

Property from the Professor Frederick Seguier Drake (1892-1976) Family Property from the Professor Frederick Seguier Drake (1892-1976) Family
Collection. Collection.
Property from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Bernard Drake. Property from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Bernard Drake.

清十七/十八世紀 局部鎏金銅鼓形三足爐 清十七/十八世紀 銅香爐一組兩件 來源: Drake伉儷珍藏
來源: Drake伉儷珍藏

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