17TH/18TH CENTURY
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A LARGE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17th/18th Century
The heavily cast, compressed body raised on three cabriole legs, with a pair of loop handles formed by the arched bodies of scaly dragons rising from the flat rim above a narrow band of key pattern encircling the outer edge, the liberal gold splashes on the exterior and underside forming a rich contrast to the olive-brown patina
12 5/8in. (32cm.) across handles
17th/18th Century
The heavily cast, compressed body raised on three cabriole legs, with a pair of loop handles formed by the arched bodies of scaly dragons rising from the flat rim above a narrow band of key pattern encircling the outer edge, the liberal gold splashes on the exterior and underside forming a rich contrast to the olive-brown patina
12 5/8in. (32cm.) across handles