Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020

Lot 506

A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The compressed body flaring at the rim

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER

QING DYNASTY

The compressed body flaring at the rim, decorated with large characters reserved on a finely incised ground of floral diaper, with two loop handles issuing from mythical beast masks, the base with a four character mark reading sheng shou wan nian, 14cm, 619g.

Provenance: from the estate of the late Dr Trevor Smith, Hampshire.