A small gilt bronze censer
late Ming dynasty

with rounded sides supported on slender tripod legs, the sides with panels of 'The Three Friends' in relief on a punched ground divided by vertical flanges and set with two upright loop handles, box
11.5 cm high

• Lot Sold $6,000 (Hammer Price)
• $7,320 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

P.C. Lu. Works of Art, Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong, 5 October 1971.
This is accompanied by a certificate of identity dating the censer to the Wanli period

Condition Report

Some surface wear to gilding, particularly on the handles and mouth rim, a shallow indent on the inner rim of the mouth.

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