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A SILVER-WIRE INLAID BRONZE
INCENSE BURNER AND DISH
Shi Sou marks, 19th century
The incense burner of tripod form with
compressed globular body and upright
handles, inlaid with a design of shou roundels
on a triple key-fret band ground; the dish
inlaid with a carp leaping from waves on a
prunus and cracked ice pattern ground, the
bases marked. The dish 15.2cm (6in) diam.
(2).

£1,200 - 1,500
CNY11,000 - 13,000
HK$13,000 - 16,000
Provenance
Christie’s London, A distinguished European 245
Private Collection, 9 December 2004, lot 219.

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A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE
‘DRAGON’ DISH
Shishou two-character mark, Qing Dynasty
The shallow dish with a wide slightly everted
mouth rim decorated with a keyfret band, the
well with a dragon striding amongst foaming
waves within a bamboo-framed roundel,
wood box.
27.5cm (10 3/4in) diam. (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

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A PAIR OF SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE
TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERS
Shisou two-character mark, Qing Dynasty
Each globular censer raised on three tall legs,
the rim flanked with upright loop handles,
the exterior with archaistic and foliate motifs.
Each: 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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