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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
18TH CENTURY
Details
A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
18TH CENTURY
The compressed globular body is raised on three conical supports, and is cast in high relief on one side with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl and on the reverse with a phoenix below the flared, arched handles. The exterior is irregularly splashed with gold in contrast to the olive-bronze patina. There is an apocryphal Xuande mark cast on the base.
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) across handles
18TH CENTURY
The compressed globular body is raised on three conical supports, and is cast in high relief on one side with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl and on the reverse with a phoenix below the flared, arched handles. The exterior is irregularly splashed with gold in contrast to the olive-bronze patina. There is an apocryphal Xuande mark cast on the base.
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) across handles
Provenance
Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, 14-15 May 1997, lot 1756.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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