A rare bronze compressed globular two-handled incense burner
Cast Xuande six-character mark, probably Ming Dynasty
Heavily cast somewhat in the manner of early Ming cloisonné enamel shallow bombé incense burners, the exterior with a wide band of Buddhist emblems on a ground of punched dots, the waisted neck with a squared-spiral band, the spreading foot with more dots stamped in an irregular line. 19cm (7½in) wide
Heavily cast somewhat in the manner of early Ming cloisonné enamel shallow bombé incense burners, the exterior with a wide band of Buddhist emblems on a ground of punched dots, the waisted neck with a squared-spiral band, the spreading foot with more dots stamped in an irregular line. 19cm (7½in) wide
Sold for
£7,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 或明 銅纏枝八寶紋雙耳爐 陽文「大明宣德年製」 楷書款
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