A SMALL GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD CENSER QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

of globular form raised on three round feet and set with two angular handles, finely decorated with archaistic motifs and further embellished with three gilt lion-masks, the cover similarly decorated and set with a lion head-finial

The censer is in good overall condition. There is some surface wear, minor dents, soiling to the enamels and oxidisation to the gilt-bronze sections, all consistent with age.
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