Bonhams 1793 : A rose quartz incense burner Qing dynasty

Qing dynasty
The slightly compressed rounded censor resting on three cabriole legs, flanked by a pair of stylised dragon heads issuing ring handles, the dome cover surmounted by a finial intricately worked to the form of a pair of recumbent Buddhist lions with a broad snout above the agape mouth, one of which biting onto a ribbon that tangles with its bifurcated tail, the fore paws of both animals frolicking with a brocade ball, the stone interspersed with an intricate web of silvery white inclusions.
17.4cm high.

Estimate:

HK$ 50,000 - 80,000
US$ 6,400 - 10,000
£4,100 - 6,600