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A CAST BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Xuande six-character mark, 18th century
The compressed lobed globular body cast with a
Sanskrit character on each of six sides rising from
three short spreading legs, and with two rope-twist
handles set on the everted rim, the patina of dark
grey tone. 12.7cm (5in) wide.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十八世紀 銅瓜棱式梵文三足沖耳爐
「大明宣德年製」楷書仿款

Provenance: Sir William Henry Wilkinson (1858-
1930), Consul General in China between 1900
and 1917, and thence by descent.

來源：
William Henry Wilkinson爵士（1858-1930年）
，1900至1917年期間任駐華領事，並由後人
保存迄今

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270
A RARE BRONZE BOX AND COVER FOR THE
ISLAMIC MARKET
17th/18th century
The flat cover cast with Arabic calligraphy in two
concentric bands reading alhamd lilah (الحمد لله)
within a circular band of calligraphy probably from
the Quran reading qal alnabiu ealayh alslam alsidq
yanji walkadhib yuhlak(قال النبي عليه السلام الصدق ينجي
والكذب يهلك) on a ring-punched ground.
13.8cm (5 3/7in) diam.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十七/十八世紀 銅阿拉伯經文蓋盒

Provenance: Sir William Henry Wilkinson (1858-
1930), Consul General in China between 1900
and 1917, and thence by descent.

來源：
William Henry Wilkinson爵士（1858-1930年，1900
至1917年期間任駐華領事，並由後人保存迄今

This lot is inscribed in sini script, a Chinese Islamic
calligraphic form for the Arabic script, developed
in the early Ming dynasty. The calligraphy in the
centre can be translated as ‘Praise God’; the band
of calligraphy around it can be translated as ‘The
Prophet said, honesty can save, lies can destroy’. 270

Compare with a related Arabic inscribed incense
set including a circular box and cover, 16th/17th
century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York,
15 March 2017, lot 560.

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