A Chinese lapis lazuli censer, gilt copper cover and stand Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A Chinese lapis lazuli censer, gilt copper cover and stand

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

of compressed archaistic gui shape, raised on a short foot, the shoulders set with a pair of dragon masks handles, the gilt-copper cover with an elaborate openwork design and a well-carved jade finial, the gilt-copper stand with a detailed openwork design stand and finely incised floral sprays

Width 25.5 cm, 10 in.

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