A PINK-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE TRIPOD CENSER

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DAY ONE: AFTERNOON SESSION-2PM (LOTS 682-896 INCLUSIVE)PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, ACQUIRED PRIOR TO 1990 (LOTS 682-697 INCLUSIVE)

A PINK-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE TRIPOD CENSER

JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)

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A PINK-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE TRIPOD CENSER
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
The large globular body is supported on three cabriole feet, is applied with two curved s-shaped handles and is decorated with The Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, amongst lotus flowers on leafy scrolls. The neck and feet are similarly decorated with lotus scrolls and each handle is decorated with two confronting bats enclosing further floral scrolls. There is a later carved wood cover which is surmounted by a stained ivory stand adapted as a finial.
17 ¾ in. (45.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Private European Collection.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

Compare this censer to a similar censer sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 30 April 1996, Lot 508.

A similar example of this censer was sold at Christie's, London, 13 September 2011, Lot 237.

Another similar example is a ruby-ground censer with Jiaqing mark and period sold at Sotheby's, New York, 19 March 2013, Lot 220.

A lime-green-ground censer of comparable form with a Jiaqing mark and period was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 18 March 2014, Lot 486.

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