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322 A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
19th/20th century
323 Of globular form, raised on three conical feet,
flanked with two flanged loop handles, the
324 base with an apocryphal Xuande six-character
130 | BONHAMS mark. 19cm (7 1/2in) diam.
£500 - 800
CNY4,600 - 7,300
HK$5,500 - 8,800
322
TWO BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS
Qing Dynasty
The first of typical bombé form, flanked with
beast mask handles; the second smaller
vessel decorated with silver-wire inlay taotie
motifs. The largest: 22.5cm (8 7/8in) wide
across handles (2).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000
323
A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
AND STAND
Late Qing Dynasty
The globular, bombé form vessel with upright
loop handles at the rim, apocryphal Xuande
six-character mark, raised on a foliate-form
stand.
16.5cm (6 1/2in) wide (2).
£500 - 600
CNY4,600 - 5,500
HK$5,500 - 6,600
324
TWO BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS
Late Qing Dynasty
The first of archaistic gui form, flanked with
loop handles, the base with a four-character
cast mark; the second tripod burner of foliate
form, with loop handles at the rim, raised on a
similarly shaped stand.
The largest: 13cm (5 1/8in) wide (3).
£500 - 600
CNY4,600 - 5,500
HK$5,500 - 6,600

