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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. FRIEDRICH HIRTH (1845-1927) (LOTS 82 AND 111-115)
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER
17TH CENTURY
The compressed globular censer is elegantly cast with two loop handles to the shoulders, and supported on a slightly splayed foot. The exterior and the base are covered with splashes of gilt. The base is cast in relief with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark.
7 7/8 in.(20 cm.) wide across the handles.
17TH CENTURY
The compressed globular censer is elegantly cast with two loop handles to the shoulders, and supported on a slightly splayed foot. The exterior and the base are covered with splashes of gilt. The base is cast in relief with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark.
7 7/8 in.(20 cm.) wide across the handles.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 19th-early 20th Century, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department