A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH XUANDE MARK
A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH SIX-CHARACTER XUANDE MARK, QING
China, 1750-1930. Heavily cast and raised on three tall, tapering feet, flanked by a pair of looped handles, the outer rim cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, irregular splashes of gold reserved against a chocolate brown patina. With its matching base. (2)
Condition: Fine condition with some old wear, traces of use, minor verdigris, scratches. Extensive soiling to inner of vessel.
Provenance: Austrian private collection. Acquired in the local auction market, by repute between 1980 and 1990.
Weight: 4,708 g
Dimensions: Height 30 cm
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A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH SIX-CHARACTER XUANDE MARK, QING
China, 1750-1930. Heavily cast and raised on three tall, tapering feet, flanked by a pair of looped handles, the outer rim cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, irregular splashes of gold reserved against a chocolate brown patina. With its matching base. (2)
Condition: Fine condition with some old wear, traces of use, minor verdigris, scratches. Extensive soiling to inner of vessel.
Provenance: Austrian private collection. Acquired in the local auction market, by repute between 1980 and 1990.
Weight: 4,708 g
Dimensions: Height 30 cm
