A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The circular censer is cast with a compressed bulbous body resting on three small tapering feet and is decorated to each side with two qilin handles which coil over the neck and rim. The exterior surface is finely decorated with an array of gilt splashes. The base bears an apocryphal Xuande mark.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide, across the handles

Special Notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION