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PROPERTY OF A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
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A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The censer is cast with a compressed globular body flanked by two loop handles. The
interior is cast with two characters, Nei Yong, ‘Made for Imperial Use.’ The base is further
cast with an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark.
13 in. (33 cm.) across handles, box
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-39,000
PROVENANCE
Max Müller (1867-1960), German Consul to China
By descent to Irmgard Müller-Doertenback (1909-2011)
Acquired by the present family in 1991
明 銅沖耳三足大爐
來源
德國駐華領事 Max Müller（1867-1960）珍藏
Max Müller 女兒 Irmgard Müller-Doertenback（1909-2011）繼承
德國家族珍藏，入藏於 1991 年
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