ID 493075
Lot 611 | A SMALL GILT-BRONZE CENSER AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The bowl of the censer is encircled by three bowstring bands interrupted by two mask and loop handles, and the decoration of the pierced cover is formed by three tigers biting each others tails, all surrounding a central four-petaled flower motif that forms the base of a small loop.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high
| Historical era: | Antique period |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Historical era: | Antique period |
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| Auction house category: | Icons, Religious items |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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