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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
明末清初 銅灑金瑞獸耳三足爐
The censer is of compressed circular shape with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim. The sides are cast
with a pair of Buddhist lion-head handles, supported on three feet terminating with similar masks. The
exterior is covered in an attractive greenish-brown patina with gilt splashes and the base is cast with an
apocryphal Xuande six-character mark.
12º in. (31 cm.) wide
£10,000-15,000 $16,000-23,000
€14,000-20,000
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