Deux brûle-parfums en bronze doré et émaux cloisonnés Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXe siècle

chacun en forme de canard debout sur une feuille de lotus, la tête légèrement relevée, le plumage du corps émaillé bleu, les ailes multicolores dissimulant un couvercle amovible, le dessus percé d'un sapèque (4)

There are minor losses to the enamels overall but particularly to a small area on the rim of one cover. There is minor wear to the gilding.
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