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A BRONZE ‘DRAGON-HANDLED’ TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER TWO GOLD SPLASHED BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS
Xuande mark, Late Qing Dynasty 19th/20th century
The compressed globular body supported by three small conical feet, The first, of compressed globular form with paired loop handles, the
the flat rim with paired ‘dragon’ handles. Approx. 23cm (9in) wide base with impressed Xuande six-character mark; the second, of a
rich, brown tone with scattered gold splashes, with paired elephant
£400 - 600 handles, the base with a single ‘Xuan’ mark.
HK$4,300 - 6,400 The largest: 24.5cm (9 5/8in) wide (2).
CNY3,600 - 5,400
£500 - 800
Provenance HK$5,400 - 8,600
a Spanish private collection, and thence by descent. CNY4,500 - 7,200
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A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER A BRONZE TRIPOD POURING VESSEL AND A SOAPSTONE
19th/20th century INCENSE BURNER, GUI
Of globular form, set on three crouching monkey feet, with sinuous Qing Dynasty
chilong handles and reticulated chilong finial. The first cast with a writhing dragon emerging from clouds, with a
29cm (11.1/2in) high. cloud scroll form handle and beast mask feet, cast three-character
mark to the base; the incense burner incised and infilled in green
£500 - 600 pigment with blossoming prunus and bamboo, a poetic inscription
to the reverse. The bronze vessel 22.5cm (8.7/8in) long including the
HK$5,400 - 6,400 handle. (2).
CNY4,500 - 5,400
£600 - 800
HK$6,400 - 8,600
CNY5,400 - 7,200

Provenance
A Scottish Private Collection.

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