A CHINESE BRONZE 'LOTUS' INCENSE BURNER

A CHINESE BRONZE 'LOTUS' INCENSE BURNER
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY

Of compressed globular form, cast with three bands of lotus lappets in low relief, the sides flanked by a pair of beast-mask handles, the base with a six-character Xuande mark, with a paper label for the Finer Collection 'CB 120', 537g, 13.7cm.

Provenance: purchased from Gerard and Elvina Hawthorn, July 2017.

明晚期/清早期 銅蓮花紋獸耳爐
《大明宣德年製》

From the Finer Collection of later bronzes and hand warmers.