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A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY
The cylindrical body cast with three concave bands, with a six character
Xuande mark to the base, together with a small coppery bronze incense
burner decorated in relief with a mythical beast and plants, the short neck
with four circular holes, 11.7cm and 10cm, 570g and 380g. (2)
£200-300

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THREE CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS
QING DYNASTY
One with a bombé-shaped body and two loop handles, another with two
upright handles and raised on three tapering feet, the smallest flaring at
the rim and flanked by two animal-mask handles, each with a six character
Xuande mark to the base, 16.5cm max, 968g, 693g and 255g. (3)
£300-500
Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.
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A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY
The compressed body flaring at the rim, decorated with large characters
reserved on a finely incised ground of floral diaper, with two loop handles
issuing from mythical beast masks, the base with a four character mark
reading sheng shou wan nian, 14cm, 619g.
£400-600
Provenance: from the estate of the late Dr Trevor Smith, Hampshire.

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TWO CHINESE BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASES
MING/QING DYNASTY
The larger vase cast with archaistic motifs above a leiwen ground, the smaller
vase of rhombus-section and decorated with key fret above crashing waves,
each set with two slender handles issuing from dragon masks, with six
character Xuande marks, 23.4cm and 13.5cm, 1.1kg and 417g. (2)
£200-300
Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.
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