Sold for $21,250

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Chinese Bronze Incense Burner

LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

晚清-民國 “大明宣德年制”款銅雙耳爐
has a compressed globular body flanked by a pair of tapering loop handles. The base is cast with a six-character inscription, Daming Xuande kuan zhi, within a rectangle.

Length 13 1/4 in., 33.6 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

Condition Report

Overall good condition, the censer has been polished and with light surface scratches consistent with age and use. Weight 6.136 kg.

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