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LOT 108

Lot 108

A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century

A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
Lot 108 Details
A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century

明/清 石叟款 铜嵌银兽面纹簋式炉

Of archaic 'gui' form, the vessel is supported on a high foot, the rounded sides sturdily attached with a pair of loop handles, the waisted neck centered with taotie masks formed by silver inlaid wires, and the underside inlaid with a two-character Shisou mark, all covered in warm brown patina
height 3.6 in — 9.2 cm, diameter 4.6 in — 11.7 cm

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $2,040
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
  • A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
  • A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
  • A Silver-Inlaid Bronze Gui-Form Censer, Shisou Mark, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century
Provenance:

A Private Montreal Estate.
Cambi Auction, Milan, May 24, 2017, lot 70
来源:
魁北克蒙特利尔遗产
2017年购自米兰Cambi拍卖行,2017年5月24日,拍品编号70

Note:

Compare with examples found at the The British Museum; Christie's London, February 22, 2006, lot 2457;and Xiling Auction, Hangzhou, 2014, May 6, lot 2862
非常类似一例铜炉请参考大英博物馆,馆藏文物编号1986,1030.1;伦敦佳士得2006年2月22日,拍品编号2457;以及杭州西泠印社春季拍卖会,2014年5月6日,拍品编号2862

Cambi Auction, Milan, May 24, 2017, lot 70
The British Museum, accession number 1986,1030.1
Christie's London, February 22, 2006, lot 2457
Xiling Auction, Hangzhou, May 6, 2014, lot 2862

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