£2,400
LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CENSER, FANGDING LATE MING / QING DYNASTY, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY body is raised on four columnar legs and is cast in rounded relief on each side with a taotie mask and a band of confronted kui dragons, flanked and divided upright blades with vertical handles, with twin upright handles, raised on a fitted carved hardwood base, underside bears apocryphal inscription 'Tian gong zha Wen Wang jia wu' 29.5cm high, stand 6.5cm high
PROVENANCE: From a Private Wiltshire Collection.
Good overall appearance with general signs of age and use.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
30% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
33.6% inc VAT*