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746
A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND STAND
Xuande six-character mark, 17th/18th century
The bombé-form incense burner flanked with two loop handles,
raised on three pointed feet, atop a foliate-form stand. 21.5 cm (8
1/2in) wide (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

746

747
A LARGE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
Xuande six-character mark, 18th century
With stylised beast mask and loose ring handles, the compressed
body rising to a flaring rim, cast with a band of confronting phoenix
flanking taotie masks on a leiwen ground, the gently flaring foot with
further leiwen motifs.
33.5cm (13 1/4in) wide across the handles
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

747

748
A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
Xuande six-character seal mark, 17th/18th century
Of compressed form with gently flaring neck and flattened rim,
flanked with twin loop handles. 13cm (5.1/8in) wide across the
handles.

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000

The Property of a Lady

Provenance: A distinguished Italian private collection formed circa
1930s-1940s, and thence by descent

The important Italian collector lived and worked in Shanghai between
1932 and 1936, as representative of his Italian company and in
1937, following the Sino-Japanese war, was transferred to Dalian in 748
Southern Manchuria. After a brief period spent in Italy in 1938, he
returned to Shanghai where he lived between 1939 and 1940. He
then moved to Beijing where he lived between 1941 and 1946 and
formed the vast majority of his collection of Chinese Art.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART II | 255