Sale 7621
London
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4 November 2008
Price realised
GBP 18,750
Estimate
A RARE MING CELADON 'LION' CENSER AND COVER 16TH CENTURY Modelled in the form of a Buddhist lion standing four-square, with an upright bushy tail and wearing a moulded collar with a bell and hanging pendants, the removeable head with bulging eyes and openwork mouth, with incised detailing under the pale celadon glaze 12½ in. (31.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Bulgari Collection, Rome, no. 5649
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