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A real prize. A sizable early censer with a bronze protective foo dog / lion lid.
Chinese enameling technique features carved or chiseled depressions in a brass vessel . . . and then filled with enamel, fired and polished.
Red, blue, white designs, animals (on…
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- Item Number: V-7855
- Provenance/Origin: China. Likely from the early 1900s
- Composition: Brass, enamel
- Dimensions: 5" tall without lid. 8" tall with lid. 8.5" at widest point
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 247.00 USD
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I have located yet another of these rare burners / censers – although a bit smaller – but just as fascinating!
Around the turn of the 19th Century and into the 20th Century, little is known or recorded about the monasteries that were built by the Sherpas in…
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- Item Number: V-8529
- Provenance/Origin: Sherka Monastery. Solu. Northeast Nepal
- Composition: Bronze and copper
- Dimensions: Hanging: 29". Burner: 10.5" tall (with lid on) x 8" at widest point
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,465.00 USD
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This burner appears to be very old, judging by the nature of the cracks, depth of color, and residue at the bottom of the inside.
Acquired from a wealthy family’s estate in Nanyang in Henan Province. Wonderful ambiance. Stand not included
- Item Number: C-3302
- Provenance/Origin: China. Most likely late-1800s or early-1900s
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 3" tall x 5.25" diameter
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Magnificent is a bit of an understatement for this stately vessel. Acquired from a Chinese family estate in Connecticut, this piece dates to the mid-1880s.
The design of dragon handles and the foo / fu dog on top is stunning and quite rare. Vented lid.…
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- Item Number: V-5340
- Provenance/Origin: China. Mid 1880s
- Composition: Bronze and Champleve enamels
- Dimensions: 20" tall with lid (14" without lid) x 12.5" at widest
- Weight: 12 pounds
- Price: $ 665.00 USD
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Detail: These are a stunning pair of censers or incense burners from China. From an Asian art dealer’s far back room. Age unknown but certainly mid-1900s.
A very nice addition to one’s desk or table.
- Item Number: V-3521
- Provenance/Origin: China, mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 4" long x 3" wide
- Weight: 6 pounds, both
- Price: $155.00 USD for pair
