Description
VIETNAM – Circa 1900
A patinated bronze set comprising a covered tripod incense burner on a plinth and a pair of vases. The incense burner is decorated with relief carvings of fish, a tortoise and crustaceans emerging from the waves, and incised flowers. The feet and the lid handle are shaped like lions; the lid is openwork with branches of flowering plum trees; the plinth features flowering plum trees, crustaceans and three bats. On the reverse is the apocryphal Xuande mark. The pair of vases bear the same decoration, with both handles in the shape of a qilong. (One handle from a vase is missing).
Height of incense burner (with plinth): 43 cm; Height of vases: 29.5 cm
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About the sale
CLASSICAL ART, Asian collection, antique paintings & works of art
Auction location
Auction time
11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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