A 'Dehua' 'Marco Polo' Octagonal Censer and Cover Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period

the octagonal body moulded in relief with panels of stylised lotus flowers and foliage and set with four scrolling loop handles, the pierced domed cover carved with prunus and surmounted by nine protruding lotus buds, all raised on eight short cabriole legs, the octagonal stand similarly carved with panels of lotus around the exterior and surmounted by eight lotus buds around the gallery, the interior carved with a lotus spray encircled by leafy floral sprays, all raised on eight short ruyi feet

Sotheby's New York, 12th/13th March 1975, lot 294.

Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period (circa 1620-1680 A.D.) from the Collection of Mr & Mrs Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1985, cat. no. 46.

The cover with chips to inner rim and three firing cracks; The censer with two of the handles and one of the feet re-stuck and re-stored; The stand in good condition.
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