Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021

Lot 143

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £800

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Description

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER

15TH/16TH CENTURY

The compressed body rising to an everted rim, the body decorated with narrow raised bands, all supported on three feet shaped as stylised lion masks, 15.3cm.

Provenance: formerly the collection of Wladimir Simon Semcesen (1906-1969), who visited China in the early 1950s when this piece was purchased.