Sale 6587
London
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18 June 2002
Price realised
GBP 3,824
Estimate
A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE QUATREFOIL CENSER 18th Century Of quatrefoil section with steep straight sides, each lobe narrowing to a foot at the edge, applied with two straightened trefoil handles, embellished around the exterior with irregular gilt splashes, the base cast with a Xuande six-character mark 7 in. (17.8 cm.) wide
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