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A GILT-BRONZE THREE-PART INCENSE SET
Mid-Qing Dynasty
Comprising a tripod incense burner and cover, the
compressed globular body chased with shaped
panels containing prunus, flanked by a pair of beast-
head handles, the pierced cover with a Buddhist
lion finial. 11.2cm (4 3/8in) high; the circular box and
cover chased in high relief with blossoming prunus,
7.5cm (3in) diam.; the vase similarly decorated with a
stepped, scallop-shaped foot and chrysanthemum-
form mouth rim, with spatula and chopstick, 197
10.7cm (4 1/4in) high. (7).

£10,000 - 15,000
CNY89,000 - 130,000

清中葉 銅鎏金供器 一組三件

A related gilt-bronze circular incense box and cover
with flowers chased within a shaped cartouche,
18th century, is illustrated in China’s Renaissance
in Bronze: The Robert H.Clague Collection of Later
Chinese Bronzes 1100-1900, Phoenix, 1993, p.137,
no.27.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品

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A GILT-BRONZE ‘XIEZHI’ SCROLL WEIGHT
18th century
The finely cast recumbent mythical beast, modelled
with a curved horn, bulging eyes framed by a long
beard and swirling mane to the chin, covered with
long manes to the neck leading to the pronounced
spine and the bifurcated tail flicked to its swirling
haunch, the legs neatly folded underneath the well-
defined body.
7cm (2 3/4in) wide

£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000

十八世紀 銅鎏金獬豸鎮紙

Provenance: a European private collection

來源： 歐洲私人收藏 198

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