LARGE CHINESE BRONZE 'DRAGON' TRIPOD CENSER
XUANDE MARK, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
清 宣德款 銅海水龍戲珠紋獸耳三足爐
of ovoid form supported on three cabriole feet decorated with beast masks, cast to one side of the exterior in relief depicting two confronting dargons chasing a flaming pearl in high relief, all above crashing waves, shoulders flanked by loop handles, below the waisted neck with a lappet band, the base with an apocryphal four-character Xuande mark within recessed panel
Dimensions
28cm high; 7.2kg
Footnote
A related rare bronze ‘Investiture of the Gods’ tripod censer, Xuande mark but late Ming to early Qing dynasty, 17th century, with similar form, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 Nov 2017, lot 3040