AN INSCRIBED GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
sturdily cast with a bombé body rising from three tapering legs to a gently everted rim and surmounted by a pair of upright handles, the base centred with a recessed cartouche enclosing an inscription reading Chenxing banzhu mingxiang, liberally and densely decorated overall with gold splashes
18.5 cm, 7 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Christie's London, 10th April 1984, lot 319.
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sturdily cast with a bombé body rising from three tapering legs to a gently everted rim and surmounted by a pair of upright handles, the base centred with a recessed cartouche enclosing an inscription reading Chenxing banzhu mingxiang, liberally and densely decorated overall with gold splashes
18.5 cm, 7 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Christie's London, 10th April 1984, lot 319.