Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Lots will be in transit between spaces, should you wish to collect, bookings are essential at least 1 working day before you intend to collect.

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A Chinese two-handled bronze censor, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese two-handled bronze censor, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese two-handled bronze censor, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese two-handled bronze censor, Qing Dynasty, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000

About this Item

A Chinese two-handled bronze censor, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

the circular body moulded with a patterned ground and embossed with stylised animals, the sides applied with flattened scroll handles, raised on a domed foot, minor dents, 17cm wide over handles; a Chinese bronze two-handled vase, late 19th century, with flared rim and waisted neck moulded with panels of flowers, the shoulders applied with scroll-shaped handles, the ovoid body with diaper panels, dents, 17cm high; a Chinese two-handled brass censor, raised on three tapering feet with a pair of flaring loop handles to the rim, the base with apocryphal seal mark, 6,8cm wide over handles; two Chinese brass crabs, in sizes, one with a hinged cover, the other cover loose, the larger with restoration to the claws, the larger 17cm wide; and three Chinese brass seals, one cast as a dog-of-fo and the other two as horned animals, raised on a square base, pseudo seal mark, the taller horned animal 4,7cm high

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Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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