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Lot 149

A large bronze tripod incense burner and cover
19th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A large bronze tripod incense burner and cover

19th century
The archaistic vessel carved in high relief with two sinuous dragons above waves on the body, below the shoulders with stylised dragons reserved on leiwen ground below the neck with archaic design, with two writhing dragons forming the upright everted handles, surmounted by a domed openwork cover comprising a large dragon amidst cloud scrolls, all supported on three mythical-beast legs, the underside with a four-character seal mark encircled by archaistic designs.
58.5cm (23in) high (2).

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