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A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
明末清初 銅灑金三足爐
The censer is of compressed round form with a waisted neck and everted mouth rim, supported by three
short feet detailed with lingzhi. The shoulder is applied with twin loop-handles in the form of dragons.
The body is cast in shallow relief with shou characters fanked by confronting dragons. The bronze is
of a darkish brown tone with irregular scattered gilt splashes. The base has an apocryphal Xuande six-
character mark .
8Ω in. (21.5 cm.) wide
£20,000-30,000 $31,000-46,000
€28,000-41,000
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