Asian Art I - 23rd May 2012

Lot 281

A Chinese porcelain incense burner and stand Kangxi 1662-1722

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £7500

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Description

A Chinese porcelain incense burner and stand Kangxi 1662-1722, the bombé-shaped body with lion mask handles, the stand with five legs linking the ring in which the censer sits, all painted in a rich aubergine glaze, the lower ring with a very faint hairline crack, 23cm wide. (2) Provenance: a private American collection in California, purchased from John Berwald, 16th June 1994.