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A GROUP OF BRONZE INCENSE A GOLD-SPLASHED TRIPOD INCENSE A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
BURNERS BURNER Qing Dynasty
18th century and later Xuande six-character mark, 17th/18th century The bombé-form body cast with archaistic
Comprising: a polished bronze tripod incense The globular body embellished with gilt motifs, flanked with monster-mask handles,
burner, two-character mark; a globular burner splashes to the exterior, the mouth rim flanked raised on three beast-mask feet, the patina
with cast squirrel and grapevine decoration, with upright loop handles, all raised on three of a deep brown hue with red flecks. 25.5cm
flanked with loop handles, apocryphal Xuande pointed feet. 22cm (8 5/8in) wide (10in) wide
six-character mark; and a gold-splashed
bombé-form burner flanked with stylised fish £3,000 - 5,000 £800 - 1,200
handles, apocryphal Xuande six-character CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000 CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
mark. The largest: 18cm (7in) wide (3).
For a similar gold-splashed tripod censer,
£3,000 - 5,000 dated Ming Dynasty, see Spink & Son Ltd.
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$30,000 - 50,000 The Minor Arts of China II, p. 42, no. 60.
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