Lot Essay
Compare a similar example included by Gerard Hawthorn Ltd, Oriental Art, in the catalogue of the exhibition 'Oriental Works of Art', 8th June - 26th June 1998, no. 37, pp. 35-36.
Details
A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH COVER AND STAND, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
the rims, legs, handles and openwork cover all modelled as bamboo stems and leaves, the interior cast with a seal script inscription, a further seal script mark to base -- 10¾in. (27.4cm.) wide. (3)
the rims, legs, handles and openwork cover all modelled as bamboo stems and leaves, the interior cast with a seal script inscription, a further seal script mark to base -- 10¾in. (27.4cm.) wide. (3)
Provenance
Plesch collection (Bh 20hl); acquired from Spinks, London, December 1979.
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