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A BRONZE LOBED TRIPOD INCENSE
BURNER
Xuande six-character mark, Qing Dynasty or
later
The globular body formed with six lobes,
raised on three cylindrical feet, the mouth rim
with rope-twist loop handles.
14.5cm (5 3/4in) wide
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY15,000 - 19,000
HK$18,000 - 24,000

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A PARCEL GILT ‘PUMPKIN’ BOX AND A BRONZE JAR AND COVER
COVER Xuande two-character mark, 19th/20th
Late Qing Dynasty century
Each of the lobed sides variously cast in The heavily cast vessel decorated with panels
shallow relief with a ‘shou’ roundel within an enclosing birds, butterflies, fish, lotus and
ogival medallion, the Hehe Erxian, Shoulao prunus branches, all with a key fret border,
and a sage under a pine tree, all framed by the lid similarly decorated and with a lotus
stylised flower heads, the cover with further bud knop.
floral designs and a tendril-shaped finial, the 19cm (7 1/2in) high (2).
base with a lobed impressed mark of prunus
beside a three-character inscription. £500 - 700
13.5cm (5 1/4in) wide (2). CNY4,800 - 6,800
HK$5,900 - 8,200
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,700 - 12,000
HK$9,400 - 14,000

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