Sale 8398
London, South Kensington
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27 May 1999
Price realised
GBP 92
Estimate
A Chinese brass incense burner in the form of a sceptre, the top pierced with calligraphic inscriptions and fitted with an interior tray -- 13.in (34.3cm) long, 19th Century.
Provenance
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