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A gOld-sPlAshed bRONZe ceNseR WITh
hARdWOOd cOVeR ANd bAse, 17Th ceNTuRy

China, late Ming to early Qing dynasty. The rounded rectangular body
raised on four feet, with a short neck and a flat everted rim with two
upright loop handles.

Provenance: From the collection of
Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by
descent in the same family. Weifert was
a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the
first governor of the Federal Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
condition: Extensive traces of wear and
use, small nicks around the mouth, some
surface scratches. Old wear, fine patina
and minor age cracks to hardwood base
and cover. Georg Weifert (1850-1937)

Weight: 3,528 g (the complete ensemble)
Dimensions: Height 28.3 cm (the complete ensemble) and width 17.5 (the 灑金銅雙耳薰爐，硬木爐蓋與底座，十七世紀
censer) 中國，明末清初。鼓腹，四腿，短頸，高雙耳。木蓋上鏤空雕成如意形。
With a hardwood cover, showing ruyi-shaped piercings and a green jade 來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維
亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
‘qilin’ finial, and a matching wood base, all possibly of the period. Note the 品相：廣汎磨損和使用痕跡，唇沿周圍有小刻痕，一些表面劃痕。包漿細膩，硬木底
strong incense smell and dark discoloration on the interior of the cover, 座和蓋上有輕微年代裂紋。
indicating extensive use of this piece as a censer over centuries! 重量：縂3,528 克
尺寸：縂高28.3 厘米，爐款17.5 厘米
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but slightly larger
censer, showing similar hardwood fittings, sold at Christie’s Paris in Art estimate euR 3.000,-
d’Asie on 19 December 2012, lot 81, for EUR €39,400. Starting price EUr 1.500,-

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