Lot 136. A Dehua censer, late Ming-early Qing dynasty. Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000 (USD 7,771 - USD 10,362). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The censer has a compressed body, flanked on either side with a lion-mask handle just below the waisted neck. The base is impressed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark; 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) across, wood cover, box

Property from a private Hong Kong family

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong