A GOLD AND SILVER INLAID 'LUDUAN' CENSER

A GOLD AND SILVER INLAID 'LUDUAN' CENSER
18th/19th century
The rotund body cast with flames and scrolls in relief accented with gold and silver inlay, the collar suspending a bell and two tassels, the bushy tail swept to one side, standing foursquare on a coiled dragon forming a foot ring, the separately-cast head with an open mouth exposing sharp fangs and pointed tongue beneath a broad nose and bulging eyes, the single horn on the top of the head flanked by cupped ears, the thick mane forming a curled fringe around the edge, the details all finely inlaid in gold and silver.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) high