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                                                                              A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
                                                                              Xuande seal mark, 17th/18th century
                                                                              The heavily cast, compressed globular
                                                                              body rising from a splayed foot to a slender
                                                                              waist and gently flaring, flat mouth, with two
                                                                              projecting loop handles, the surface highly
                                                                              polished, the interior richly patinated to a
                                                                              dark hue. 19.5cm (7 3/8in) wide
                 821
                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$10,000 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY9,000 - 13,000

                                                                              822
                                                                              A SMALL BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
                                                                              Xuande four-character mark, Qing Dynasty
                                                                              The compressed bombé-form body flanked
                                                                              with two beast mask handles and raised on a
                                                                              low foot, the patina of a rich coffee hue.
                                                                              15cm (5 7/8in) wide

                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$10,000 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY9,000 - 13,000
                                                                              823
                                                                              A MIXED-METAL INLAID BRONZE
                                                                              INCENSE BURNER AND STAND
                                                                              Qing Dynasty
                                                                              The vessel formed as a low, wide bowl, finely
                 822                                                          inlaid with silver and copper with cartouches
                                                                              enclosing phoenix, reserved on a wan diaper
                                                                              ground, with a ruyi head band at the mouth,
                                                                              the stand with scrolled openwork and four
                                                                              small feet.
                                                                              16cm (6 1/4in) wide (2).
                                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                              HK$10,000 - 15,000
                                                                              CNY9,000 - 13,000

















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