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17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A BRONZE HAND WARMER AND COVER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The globular hand warmer is applied with an intricately cast basket weave cover. The convex base is cast with a four-character seal mark reading Mingqi zhi, which may be translated as 'Made by Mingqi'.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The globular hand warmer is applied with an intricately cast basket weave cover. The convex base is cast with a four-character seal mark reading Mingqi zhi, which may be translated as 'Made by Mingqi'.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Property from the Geronimo Berenguer de los Reyes, Jr. collection.
Special notice
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