MING BRONZE LIDDED TRIPOD CENSER WITH JADE FINIAL
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Description
A very fine antique Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze tripod censer, cast in a slightly compressed globular form, swelled on the central body, tapered gracefully to the opening rim, raised on three conical legs, two loop handles everted from the gathering lip. The dome wooden lid decorated with open-work carving of three ruyi motif, radiating toward the jade flower bud finial. The metal patinated to a warm dark brown tone and some milky blue-green encrustation.
Mark on base, embossed six-teen script -KaiShu- characters mark, (XuanDe Reign Period of Great Ming).
Dimensions: 6" H x 5-1/4" Dia.
Mark on base, embossed six-teen script -KaiShu- characters mark, (XuanDe Reign Period of Great Ming).
Dimensions: 6" H x 5-1/4" Dia.
Condition
Excellent condition, with normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dent. Surface traced wear and or patinated, some corrosion of molted green-grayish crusted surface. Some stress of wear. Normal consider ages and wears.
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EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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MING BRONZE LIDDED TRIPOD CENSER WITH JADE FINIAL
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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