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A BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Provenance: from the private collection of a major of royal Italian army in China until 1903
24 cm high, 20 cm diam.
24 cm high, 20 cm diam.
ESTIMATE € 100 - 500
Cast with a globular body rising to a waisted neck, supported on three foot, the shoulders flanked by two handles, the domed cover pierced and surmounted by a finial in the form of a mythical animal. In very good conditions, with very minor surface wear and scratches, the cover with the rim slightly warped.
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