A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 17th century
Estimate $1,800 – $2,200
of compressed globular form, supported on a short splayed foot, the sides set with two animal mask handles below the waisted mouth and everted rim, covered with an ivory tinted glaze, the base with impressed An Zhi mark, box
14 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $3,500 (Hammer Price)
- $4,270 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Literature
For a similar example from the Hickley Collection, Singapore, see Rose Kerr and John Ayers Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua no. 72
Condition Report
Some slight surface wear. Generally good condition
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