Property formerly in the collection of Dr. David Ho (1975 - 1986)
A magnificent heavily cast archaistic bronze censer, fang ding, Mark and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 銅朝天耳鼎式爐 《大清乾隆年製》款
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November 3, 05:23 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Property formerly in the collection of Dr. David Ho (1975 - 1986)
A magnificent heavily cast archaistic bronze censer, fang ding
Mark and period of Qianlong
清乾隆 銅朝天耳鼎式爐 《大清乾隆年製》款
of large rectangular form, the deep body supported on four tall square-section legs, the straight sides with plain recessed panels, set with pair of widely flaring S-shaped handles, incised on one side just below the rim with an inscription reading Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi
Width across handles 35.8 cm, 14⅛ in.
Dr. David Ho (Chinese name Ho Hangchi 何昌熾) was born in Kanton in 1911. His father was a well-known dentist in Nanjing who counted Chiang Kai-shek among his patients. David Ho pursued an illustrious career in International Law. He first studied political sciences at the University of Shanghai (1930-1932) followed by comparative and international law studies at Suzhou University. After moving to France, in 1941 he obtained a PhD in law from the University of Paris. In 1962 he joined the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in London. From 1949 until his retirement in 1971, David Ho worked as a legal officer at the United Nations Secretariat in New York. He relocated to Geneva in 1971 where he and his wife lived until his death in 1986.
Interested in Chinese history and art, David Ho was particularly fascinated by objects that were inscribed. His extensive archive and research suggest that it was during his time in New York that he began collecting and researching Chinese artefacts.
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