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TWO BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS
Comprising a small circular incense burner with three small conical feet
and an incised ‘immortal’ medallion to the base, Xuande six-character
mark in a line beneath the rim; and a larger incense burner in the
shape of a square pear-shaped vase decorated with archaistic designs
and elephant head handles at each corner edge, the cover with a
reticulated diaper band and Buddhist lion finial.
The largest: 26cm (10 1/14) (3).

£500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 7,700
HK$5,900 - 9,400

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A SMALL RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER
Xuande six-character mark 306
Supported on four cylindrical feet, the vessel heavily cast with A BRONZE ‘MELON FORM’ TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND
dish shaped rim and upright twisted rope handles, the lower body COVER
decorated with vertical ribs. 19th/20th century
11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide Cast in relief to each side of the body with a clambering squirrel, the
finial modelled as a twisted leafy branch, three of the cover lobes with
£500 - 800 pierced brocade form roundels.
CNY4,800 - 7,700 18.5cm (7.1/4in) wide across the handles. (2).
HK$5,900 - 9,400 £1,500 - 2,000
CNY15,000 - 19,000
HK$18,000 - 24,000

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A BRONZE BIRD-FORM INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
18th/19th century
Modelled as a long-beaked bird perched on a gnarled tree stump, the
plumage acting as the cover for the censer.
14.5cm (in) high (2).
£500 - 700
CNY4,800 - 6,800
HK$5,900 - 8,200

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