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An aubergine-glazed tripod censer (18th century)
£ 8,000.00
Period: 18th century
Dimensions: 15 cm wide, 8.5 cm high
Description
The censer has a rounded body standing on three short conical legs, rising to a short neck and an everted, flat rim. The base of the censer has three indentation lines meeting at the centre, dividing the base into three sections, following a bronze li prototype. It is glazed overall in a deep aubergine colour except the tip of the legs, exposing the orange-burnt porcelain body.
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