A Chinese gilt-bronze quatrefoil censer and pierced domed cover with seated Buddhistic lion finial and mythical beast loop ring handles, decorated with confronted stylised dragons and phoenix between bands of hanging tassels -- 4½in.wide; a smaller quatrefoil box and flat cover similarly decorated -- 2¾in.wide; a double-lipped lobed bottle vase similarly decorated 5¼in.high, all with Qianlong sealmark; and a decorative pin ensuite to the preceding items, with a shield-shaped finial (rubbed and polished) -- 7¾in.long.

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A Chinese gilt-bronze quatrefoil censer and pierced domed cover with seated Buddhistic lion finial and mythical beast loop ring handles, decorated with confronted stylised dragons and phoenix between bands of hanging tassels -- 4½in.wide; a smaller quatrefoil box and flat cover similarly decorated -- 2¾in.wide; a double-lipped lobed bottle vase similarly decorated 5¼in.high, all with Qianlong sealmark; and a decorative pin ensuite to the preceding items, with a shield-shaped finial (rubbed and polished) -- 7¾in.long.
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