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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
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