A RECTANGULAR BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND WOOD COVER QING DYNASTY, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, cast with straight sides resting on four short bracket feet, flanked by angular handles, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark within a recessed panel, wood cover

Nicholas Pitcher Oriental Art Ltd., London.

The bronze incense burner is in overall good condition except for expected surface wear and small nicks to the extremities, including the edges of the feet and handles. There is also a small dent to one side of the incense burner. There are shallow chips to the corners of the wood cover as well as expected surface wear. It is otherwise in overall good condition.
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