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Lot 140
A Large Bronze 'Dragon' Tripod Censer and Cover, 19th Century
十九世紀 龍紋三足爐
十九世紀 龍紋三足爐
Sale 2046 - Asian Works of Art
Mar 21, 2025
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Live / New York
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Lot Description
A Large Bronze 'Dragon' Tripod Censer and Cover, 19th Century
十九世紀 龍紋三足爐
十九世紀 龍紋三足爐
19th Century
Of compressed bombe form, raised on three elephant head feet, the body cast in high relief with crab, crayfish, fish, and waterbirds in a lotus pond, the pierced domed cover in the form of an open-mouthed sinuous dragon among cloud scrolls, red-brown patina.
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For related examples, see the censer sold at Sotheby's, New York, March 19, 2016, lot 1359; and another, sold in those rooms, September 19, 2015, lot 727.
Height 20 1/2 in., 52 cm.
This lot is located in New York.