Lot 459. A large bronze tripod incense burner, Ding, Late Ming dynasty; incense burner h. 47 cm, 18 1/2  in., overall h. 70 cm, 27 1/2  in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot sold 3,000,000 HKD (382,350 USD) to an Asian Private. Courtesy Sotheby's.

supported on three waisted columnar legs decorated with animal masks and flanges, the deep rounded body decorated with a band of taotie masks and flanges below a pair of upright handles, fitted with a zitan cover carved in relief with ruyi scrolls, the cover further surmounted by a substantial jade finial carved with a pair of dragons contesting a flaming pearl, zitan stand.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 31 May 2018