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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…
Continue reading → - 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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Egyptian tapered monolithic pillars (obelisks) were erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient temples. Often carved out of one piece of stone – usually granite from Aswan – they were covered in alloys of gold and silver. All four sides were embellished with hieroglyphics, …
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-1365
- Provenance/Origin: Likely Aswan Egypt. Age unknown.
- Composition: Stone composite
- Dimensions: 15.5" tall x 4" x 4" square at base
- Weight: 4.25 pounts
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
