UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Gilded bronze incense burner, Ming dynasty
Lot 211.
Deposit. -
Output Value. 400 €
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Description.
Gilded bronze censer with a robust, globular body covered in raised vertical lines running across the entire surface from the rim to the base. The exterior, in a dark bronze tone, shows traces of the original gilding, creating a beautiful contrast. The base bears a six-character seal, ‘大明宣德年制,’ in a rectangular box. Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Height: 12.5 cm; Diameter: 19 cm
Weight: 4751 g
Provenance:
· Current Spanish collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s-1990s.
