Lot 27

BRONZE 'SEA CREATURES' RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Description
清 宣德款 銅鑄海獸紋雙獅耳長方爐 含木蓋
of tapering rectangular shape standing on four cornered-feet incised with taotie masks, the exterior cast in low relief with mythical beasts prancing on tempestuous waves, flanked by lion mask-handles on the shorter sides, the base cast with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed panel
Dimensions
18.5cm wide across handles; 2950g
Provenance
Provenance: Private English collection, Surrey
Footnote
Note: a closely comparable example similar in the rectangular shape and decoration, dated to the Qing dynasty, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1st June 2015, lot 717




