A bronze incense burner in shape of an archaic ding. Qing dynasty, 17th century - image-1

Lot 99 Dα

A bronze incense burner in shape of an archaic ding. Qing dynasty, 17th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
08.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Tibet/Nepal incl. Strebel Coll, Chinese Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €

A bronze incense burner in shape of an archaic ding. Qing dynasty, 17th century

A bronze incense burner in shape of an archaic ding on three slender tubular legs, with vines with leaves, grapes and three squirrels to the body and legs in relief. Both handles restored. Qing dynasty, 17th century.
Height 25.6 cm

Provenance

Collection Friedrich Wilhelm Schmidtmann (1885-1960), Stuttgart-Degerloch, bequeathed in 1963 to Emilfranz Maurer (1920-2000), Essen