19 novembre 2015
A Chinese 'Dehua' incense burner, 17th-18th century
A Chinese 'Dehua' incense burner, 17th-18th century. Estimate 2,000 — 4,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.
the body of bombé form, rising from a short foot to an everted bracketed rim, the central interior with a tapering cylindrical incense holder, all encircled by carefully modelled shellfish including crab, shrimp and tortoise alternating with single sprays of lotus flower, leaf and arrowheads - 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in.
Sotheby's. BERNHEIMER Day Sale, London, 25 Nov 2015, 10:00 AM
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