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LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE CENSER AND STAND
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The globular body resting on a slightly countersunk base flanked by a pair of handles in the form of mythical beast heads attached with loose rings. The body is adorned with an array of irregular gilt splashes. The base is cast with a hall mark reading Tiannian tang zhi, 'Made for the Hall of Heavenly Years'. The circular stand is pierced to the top with an aperture and raised on three feet terminating in protruding roundels.
14 1⁄8 in. (37.8 cm.) across the handles
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The globular body resting on a slightly countersunk base flanked by a pair of handles in the form of mythical beast heads attached with loose rings. The body is adorned with an array of irregular gilt splashes. The base is cast with a hall mark reading Tiannian tang zhi, 'Made for the Hall of Heavenly Years'. The circular stand is pierced to the top with an aperture and raised on three feet terminating in protruding roundels.
14 1⁄8 in. (37.8 cm.) across the handles
Provenance
J.J. Lally & Co., New York
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales