A Large Chinese Brass Censer with Squirrels and Grapevines
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A Large Chinese Brass Censer with Squirrels and Grapevines
20th century, an elaborately cast censer with cover, raised on three legs formed as scrolled grape vines, body, encircling the body and supporting a spray of plum blossoms, the body is flanked by a pair of handles shaped as prunus branches with squirrels to either side, the cover has pierced openwork design of scrolling grape vines and leaves, surmounted by a mythical qilin with a small phoenix on its back, squirrels are featured climbing along the grapevines over the entire censer, an apocryphal six character Xuande mark to the underside.
13 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 14 in.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
20th century, an elaborately cast censer with cover, raised on three legs formed as scrolled grape vines, body, encircling the body and supporting a spray of plum blossoms, the body is flanked by a pair of handles shaped as prunus branches with squirrels to either side, the cover has pierced openwork design of scrolling grape vines and leaves, surmounted by a mythical qilin with a small phoenix on its back, squirrels are featured climbing along the grapevines over the entire censer, an apocryphal six character Xuande mark to the underside.
13 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 14 in.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition
Overall good estate condition; some gilt remains to areas of the surface.
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A Large Chinese Brass Censer with Squirrels and Grapevines
Estimate $50 - $25,000
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