Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 3

A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER EARLY QING DYNASTY With a compressed circular body and two...

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000

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Description

A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER EARLY QING DYNASTY With a compressed circular body and two chilong clambering over the rim forming handles, all supported on three tapering feet, with a six character mark to the base which reads wu chen Mi Sheng tang zhi, together with a wood cover with a rock crystal finial, 26cm, 2.8kg. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.