Lot 2168. A Dehua censer, 17th-18th century; 5½ in. (14 cm.) wide with handles. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price Realized USD 10,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. 

The censer has a compressed body raised on a spreading foot, and a pair of lion-mask handles just below the waisted neck, which rises to a flat rim. An indecipherable seal mark is impressed on the base, and the censer is covered with a glaze of creamy color that continues over the rim but does not cover the lower part of the interior.

Property from the Jacob and Mary Stein Collection.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014