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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE LION-FORM CENSER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Details
A LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE LION-FORM CENSER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The lion is cast seated with its left paw raised on an openwork brocade ball, its head turned towards its tail, a section of the mane on the back forms a detachable cover.
19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm.) high, stand
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The lion is cast seated with its left paw raised on an openwork brocade ball, its head turned towards its tail, a section of the mane on the back forms a detachable cover.
19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
Former collection of Swaantje Schultz (1944-2011), Hamburg, acquired in Asia by her grandparents in the 1920s
Acquired by the present family in 2005
Acquired by the present family in 2005
Brought to you by
Sibley Ngai