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A LARGE ARCHAIC-STYLE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, GUI A LARGE BRONZE TRIPOD BRAZIER
18th century 17th century
Decorated on each side with a pair of confronted gui dragons with Set on three Buddhist lion mask cabriole legs, with everted flower
coiled bodies, reserved on a leiwen ground and flanked by a pair of form rim, the central basin encircled by octagonal and circular
loop handles surmounted by a horned dragon head, with pendant reticulated galleries, with swastika motif panels. 75cm (29.1/2in)
extensions. diam.
39cm (15.3/8in) across the handles
£1,000 - 1,500
£4,000 - 6,000 HK$10,000 - 16,000
HK$41,000 - 62,000 CNY8,800 - 13,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000

The base is cast with the twelve-character mark 平安城铸工桂田淨雲
作寶用 pingan cheng zhugong guitaian jing yun zuo bao yong, which
may be translated as ‘Cast by Guitian Jingyun from Ping’ancheng to
use as a treasure’.

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