A PIERCED BRASS SPHERE INCENSE BURNER
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A PIERCED BRASS SPHERE INCENSE BURNER

GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A PIERCED BRASS SPHERE INCENSE BURNER
GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The hinged body decorated with symmetrical birds and foliage; the interior with multi-hinged balancing system and semi-spherical centre
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

A highly comparable 18th century German brass sphere can be found in the Kulturgeschichtliches Museum, Osnabrck (G. Schiedlausky, Kuhlkugel und Wrmapfel, Munich, 1984, p. 90 and 93, cat. no. 60).

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