Fine Chinese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 546
A MASSIVE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER
Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £20000
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Description
A MASSIVE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The rounded body decorated in relief with three stylised taotie masks set against a leiwen ground divided by three vertical flanges, surmounted by a pair of upright loop handles and supported on cylindrical legs, 5kg, 35cm.
Cf. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st June 2015, lot 720 for a related rectangular incense burner.