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A RARE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE WINE VESSEL, LEI A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING
Ming Dynasty 17th/18th century
Decorated with six bands of abstract interlocked horned dragons, The compressed body on three tapering feet flanked by two loop
alternating with bands of archaic motifs, all underneath the waisted handles, decorated on the exterior with irregular gold splashes, four
neck and widely flared rim but interrupted by a small band of characters in seal script cast on the base reading yongshi zhibao,
geometric motifs on the body, cast with a pair of handles of horned (‘The treasure throughout generations’), under a honey-brown patina.
dragons with curved fangs emerging from the mouths of dragon-fish, 22.8cm (9in) wide.
augmented with green, blue and red pigments imitating archaic patina.
26.3cm (10 1/3in) high. £12,000 - 15,000
CNY110,000 - 140,000
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000 十七/十八世紀 銅灑金押經爐
「永世之寶」篆書鑄款
明 銅仿古蟠虺紋獸耳罍
Provenance: Christie’s London, 10 May 2011, lot 72
Provenance: a French private collection
來源：2011年5月10日於佳士得倫敦拍賣，拍品72號
來源： 法國私人收藏

Compare with a related archaistic bronze vessel, Pou, Ming dynasty,
which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15 September 2018, lot 1077

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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