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A BRONZE BOMBÉ CENSER
~238 17TH-18TH CENTURY
A BRONZE RECTANGULAR CENSER
16TH-17TH CENTURY
The censer is applied with two lion-head handles and is The compressed censer is raised on tripod feet and is applied
supported on four short feet. The base has an incised Hu to the sides with two loop handles. The base is cast with an
Wenming zhi four-character seal mark. apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle.
6º in. (15.9 cm.) wide, Ebony stand 5æ in. (14.7 cm.) wide
£4,000-6,000 $5,100-7,500 £1,500-2,500 $1,900-3,100
€4,700-6,900
€1,800-2,900
PROVENANCE 清十七/十八世紀 雙耳三足銅爐
Formerly in a Private English Collection.
明十六/十七世紀 銅雙獸耳長方香爐
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