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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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Detail: I have had this forever to hold miscellaneous office things. It is old and unique. Two faces appear: one is a ram and the other – with mouth open for the smoke to flow – is a foo dog face. Circa late-1800s to…
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- Item Number: C-4493
- Provenance/Origin: Unsure, probably Asian. Circa late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6" longest side. Bowl: 3.5" diameter. 2.75" tall
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Detail: This vessel – with a guardian foo dog on top – is a quality piece of art. I acquired it from an Asian art dealer in Los Angeles. It was cast in Shanxi Province in a foundry near the famous Houma Foundry. Age unknown…
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- Item Number: V-9207
- Provenance/Origin: China. Shanxi Province. Age unknown but certainly either early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 9.25 at widest
- Weight: 4.75 pounds
- Price: $ 310.00 USD
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Detail: Hand carved in a jade material. No personalized seal has been carved into the bottom. Nice designs on side and a small foo dog / lion on the top. Circa mid-1900’s. I have personalized two chops for my own use. It is easy to do…
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- Item Number: O-6151
- Provenance/Origin: China. Mid-1900's
- Composition: Jade
- Dimensions: 2.75" tall x .75" square
- Weight: 1.3 ounces
- Price: $25.00 USD
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Detail: Stunning glazed vessel with phoenix figures on each corner of a vented lid. This was likely a censer or incense burner. From our ceramic dealer in Canada. Circa mid-1900’s. Pristine condition.
- Item Number: V-6060
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Glazed ceramic
- Dimensions: 10.5" tall x 7" at widest
- Weight: 3.25 pounds
- Price: $95.00 USD
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Classic and elegant censer from the mid-1900s. The foo dog on top rotates for more / less ventilation. With lid. Great gift. For the
Serious Collector.
Sorry, this censer has been sold.
- Item Number: V-2529
- Provenance/Origin: China. From a private estate sale.
- Composition: Not sure. Perhaps copper and/or brass
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 6.75" wide
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $475.00 USD
