South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Books

Online-Only Auction, 16 - 26 September 2016

Silver, Glass, Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • A Chinese silver and enamel tripod incense burner and cover, early 20th century
  • A Chinese silver and enamel tripod incense burner and cover, early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000

About this Item

A Chinese silver and enamel tripod incense burner and cover, early 20th century

the shoulders applied with pierced lug handles and enamelled with a geometric and lappet border divided by a ribbed girdle, raised on taotie mask-headed legs, the domed cover applied with three figures of a buffalo and disc-shaped finial, signed, 14,5cm high; and another, the bulbous body enamelled in dark blue with four Chinese characters, the reverse with a pair of dragons contesting a flaming pearl, with domed cover and disc-shaped finial enamelled with a further dragon, some distress to enamel, signed, 22,5cm high, each with carved wooden stand

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