A LARGE CHINESE GREY JADE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER

LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

The shallow body carved in low relief with a band of lappets, the domed cover pierced with stylised lotus scrolls, with panels enclosing precious Buddhist objects and raised animal masks encircling the rim, all raised on a flared foot, the pale stone with dark specks and inclusions, together with a reticulated wood stand, 16.7cm dia. (3)

Provenance: formerly the collection of Mrs Jackie Somerville-Roberts. Mrs Somerville-Roberts' father Leo Clasen, from Luxembourg, was in the steel industry and formed his collection between c.1945 and 1965.