A Tonkin gilt copper tripod censer

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A Tonkin gilt copper tripod censer
with lion-head handles, decorated with cartouches with shou-characters and flowers -- 3½.in (8.9cm) high, 18th Century; a bronze rectangular vase with mask and loose-ring handles, decorated with confronting dragons -- 8.in (20.3cm) high, 17th/18th Century; and two shaped ink sticks carved and gilt with a figure playing a musical instrument and a seated figure below plantain, the reverses with calligraphy -- 4.in (10.2cm) wide max, 19th Century.

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