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A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL
Qing Dynasty
The unusual vessel formed with a Western Zhou style ritual vessel at
the top half, the exterior with cast taotie masks and other archaistic
designs, the rim with rope-twist handles, the interior with a spurious
five-line seal script cast inscription, with Ming-style elephant tripod
feet, with induced patination to the bronze surface. 46cm (18 1/8in)
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

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A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Xuande six-character mark, Qing Dynasty
The heavily cast bombé-form body raised on three pointed feet,
flanked with elaborate chilong-form loop handles. 24.5cm (9 5/8in)
wide

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

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250
A GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Xuande sixteen-character mark, Qing Dynasty
The compressed globular body raised on three pointed feet, the rolled
rim with slightly flaring loop handles. 16cm (6 1/4in) wide
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

The cast mark reads Da Ming Xuande wunian Jiandu Gongbu
guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao, which may be translated as ‘Made by
Wu Bangzuo, supervisor of the Ministry of Works, in the 5th year of
Xuande of the Great Ming’
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