A bronze tripod censer. 17th/18th century - image-1
A bronze tripod censer. 17th/18th century - image-2
A bronze tripod censer. 17th/18th century - image-1A bronze tripod censer. 17th/18th century - image-2

Lot 428 Dα

A bronze tripod censer. 17th/18th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
10.06.2016, 14:00 - Asian Art II incl. The Helmersen Coll. of Chinese Art
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €

A bronze tripod censer. 17th/18th century

A bronze tripod censer of compressed shape with two handles, a dragon roundel in relief inside with the characters Da Ming Xuande and an apocryphal six-character mark Xuande at the base. 17th/18th century.
Height 8.8 cm; width 13.5 cm

Provenance

Acquired by the mother of the present owner in the 1950s in China, thence by descent