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A PAIR OF RITUAL POURING TRIPOD
VESSELS, JUE 312
Qianlong nine-character mark and of the
period, cyclically dated 1738
The vessels raised on three splayed feet, the
cylindrical body with a scrolled diaper pattern,
leiwen, the wide spout flanked with two posts
and a loop handle, the underside marked 乾
隆三仲冬吉旦製, or ‘Made on an auspicious
day in the second month of winter in the third
year of the reign of Qianlong’; together with
another two archaistic vessels, jue, and a
tripod incense burner, wooden cover.
Each: 16cm (6 1/4in) high (5).

£500 - 1,000
CNY4,600 - 9,200
HK$5,500 - 11,000

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A SMALL SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE
BALUSTER VASE
Shi sou two-character mark, Late Qing
Dynasty
The vase of rhomboid-section, the exterior
finely decorated with scrolling lotus flower
head meanders, with T-fret borders at the
square foot and mouth. 17cm (6 3/4in) high

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

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A GILT-BRONZE ‘DRAGONS’ CANDLE
HOLDER
The elongated oval tray with dish-shaped
rim incised with a keyfret border, standing on
four small bracket feet, the centre with two
applied, sinuous, writhing dragons encircling
the later-mounted cup.
17cm (6 5/8in) wide

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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