Lot 3247
  • 3247

A jadeite censer and cover Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description

the compressed globular body rising from three short cabriole legs emanating from the mouths of mythical beasts to a short neck, set to the shoulder with a pair of horned mythical beast handles suspending loose rings, the domed cover surmounted by a chimera, the glassy stone of a pale greyish white tone

Provenance

Christie's Hong Kong, 20th March 1990, lot 972.

Condition

There are several long flaws to the lower and upper parts of the censer. There is a bruise to the upper side of one foot but in good overall condition.
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