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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE 十七世纪 銅局部鎏金海獸紋鋪首耳熏爐
COLLECTION COLLECTION
A SMALL ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CENSER AND COVER 來源
17TH / 18TH CENTURY 17TH CENTURY 魯氏父子有限公司，香港，1983年1月24日
the compressed globular body resting on a short foot, the the rounded rectangular body rising from a spreading foot
neck set with a pair of lion-head handles and a thin band to an everted rim, finely cast in deep and high relief around
enclosing four archaistic birds on a leiwen ground, the foot the exterior with a broad band of mythical sea creatures
encircled by a band of spiral patterns, the base cast with an amid tumultuous foaming waves, set to either end with a gilt
apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, the patina a dark lion-mask handle suspending a loose ring, the base with an
greenish-brown tone apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a recessed
Diameter 4⅜ in., 11 cm rectangle, the domed cover similarly cast and pierced with
a pair of dragons and phoenixes cast in high relief amidst
$ 4,000-6,000 cloud scrolls, surmounted by a pierced coiled dragon finial,
the stand similarly decorated with a band of lappets cast
along the foot (3)
十七 / 十八世纪 銅獅耳小爐 Height 10⅞ in., 27.5 cm
《大明宣德年製》仿款
PROVENANCE
P. C. Lu & Sons, Hong Kong, 24th January 1983.
255 $ 20,000-30,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED NEW YORK PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE HANDLED VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
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the rounded body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted
neck and everted rim, the neck flanked with two animal-
mask handles, the shoulder and the foot each decorated with
a band of lappets, the surface of the bronze covered in a rich
toffee patina with irregular gold splashes, the base with an
apocryphal four-character Xuande mark within a recessed
rectangle
Height 11½ in., 29 cm

PROVENANCE
Charlotte Hortsmann and Gerald Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong.

$ 8,000-12,000
清十八世紀 銅灑金雙耳瓶
《宣德年製》仿款

來源
Charlotte Hortsmann and Gerald Godfrey Ltd.，香港

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