A CHINESE SILVER INLAID 'SHI SOU' BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER

18TH CENTURY

With two short upright loop handles rising from the rim, the body decorated with alternating geometric patterns and sprays of bamboo amidst rockwork, a two character Shi Sou mark to the base, with a wood cover, with paper labels for the Plesch Collection, Bh 12hl, Christie's 6th November 2009, 5812, 161, and the H J Lowenthal Collection, 104, 12.5cm, 797g. (2)

Provenance: formerly from the collection of Dr and Mrs P H Plesch, acquired from Spink & Son Ltd in July 1966; then Christie's South Kensington, 6th November 2009, lot 161; and then the collection of Mr H J Lowenthal, no.104. A copy of the Christie's invoice is available.