Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 17 March 2014
Cape, Colonial, Oriental & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 3 513
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Chinese bronze censer and cover, early 20th century
after the archaic, the body incised with taotie masks and dragons, the sides with stylised dragon handles, raised on three lion-mask headed paw feet, the pierced cover with a qilin finial, 23cm high; and a carved wooden stand
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