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A RARE AND LARGE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, DING A GOLD FILIGREE AND HORNBILL BRACELET, BROOCH AND
Cast Qianlong six-character mark and of the period EARRINGS IN THE ORIGINAL CARVED IVORY BOX
Heavily cast of compressed globular form elegantly supported on Lee Ching marks, 19th century
three tapering feet, the rounded sides gently rising to a waisted rim, The bracelet, brooch and earrings made of gold filigree birds and
surmounted by a pair of slightly-flaring loop handles, the surface of flowers with hornbill roundels carved in relief depicting scenes of
attractive brownish-copper tone. figures in gardens and pavilions, the ivory box carved with flowers and
25.5cm (10in) wide figures and with the monogram ‘MV’. The bracelet: 18cm (7 2/8in)
long; the brooch 5cm (2in) wide; the earrings 5.2cm (2in) long; the box
£5,000 - 6,000 22cm (8 5/8in) long (5).
CNY45,000 - 53,000
£3,000 - 4,000
清乾隆 銅沖耳三足爐 CNY27,000 - 36,000
「大清乾隆年製」楷書鑄款
十九世紀 利昇款金花絲嵌犀鳥骨手鐲及耳環 附象牙盒
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent
Provenance: a European private collection
來源： 英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今
來源： 歐洲私人收藏
Compare two smaller related bronze tripod incense burners, Qianlong
six-character marks and of the period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, A very similar but smaller carved ivory box with similar gold and hornbill
illustrated in Splendor of from the Yongle (1403-1424) and Xuande (1426- jewellery is in the Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore (ac no.2011-
1435) Reigns of China’s Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2010, pls.160-161. 00685), where it is noted that they were made by Lee Ching (利昇), a
jewellery firm operating in Guangzhou and Hong Kong from the 1840s
A smaller bronze tripod censer, Qianlong cast seal mark and of the period, to the 1880s. Compare also a related gold filigree brooch and earrings
was sold at Christie’s New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1533. inset with ivory plaques, within an ivory box, illustrated in Chinese
Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, London, 1984, no.267.

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