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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CONNECTICUT COLLECTION
AN UNUSUAL GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE RECTANGULAR CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
AN UNUSUAL GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE RECTANGULAR CENSER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Raised on four cabriole legs inlaid with masks, the long sides are decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amidst wind-tossed waves, while a pair of horses is shown amidst a similar wave ground at one end and two qilin at the other end. The everted rim is inlaid with a pattern of rounded waves. A Shisou mark is inlaid in silver wire on the base.
7 13/16 in. (19.9 cm.) long
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Raised on four cabriole legs inlaid with masks, the long sides are decorated with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amidst wind-tossed waves, while a pair of horses is shown amidst a similar wave ground at one end and two qilin at the other end. The everted rim is inlaid with a pattern of rounded waves. A Shisou mark is inlaid in silver wire on the base.
7 13/16 in. (19.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in New England prior to 1970.
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