16th Oct, 2021 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 355
 

355

A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER STAND, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
十七至十八世紀灑金銅爐底座

Sold for €2,781

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China. Raised on three ruyi-head feet with central knops, the three recesses for holding the censer within ruyi-heads radiating from the center, with a central knop at the top. Generously flecked with gold splashes in varying sizes.

Provenance: Old Austrian aristocratic collection. Old inscription ‘Zheng’ incised in Chinese, likely a name, or meaning ‘upright’.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, fine dark patina with patches of cuprite to the interior.

Expert’s note: It is our sincere hope that the owner of a matching censer, missing a stand just like this one, will take the opportunity to complete their piece!

Weight: 683.1 g
Dimensions: Length 13.5 cm, Distance between midpoints of the recesses for tripod censer 76 mm, 76 mm, and 77 mm

Auction result comparison: Compare a gold-splashed bronze bombé tripod censer with a near-identical stand of slightly larger size (ca. 18 cm long), also dated 17th-18th century, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26 March 2010, lot 1324, sold for USD 104,500.

十七至十八世紀灑金銅爐底座
中國,三如意足肥碩穩重,基座面三瓣蓮葉,中央一個圓珠,每瓣都呈如意形,分別有一個凹陷,用於固定香爐。大小不一的雪花金片,銅質密實精純,爐面赤光璀璨,包漿細膩溫潤。

來源:奧地利貴族老收藏。基座底部刻有一個“正“字,像是名字,也可能表示”端正“。
品相:品相極好,有輕微的磨損和鑄造不規則,微小的刻痕,局部有輕微的划痕。底座内部有細膩的深色包漿和斑塊。
專家注釋:我們真誠地希望,擁有香爐的藏家正好乘此機會找到一個搭配的底座,一次使藏品完整。

重量:683.1 克
尺寸:長13.5 厘米,三足底座凹槽中點之間的距離分別為76毫米、76毫米與 77毫米。

拍賣結果比較:一件灑金三足爐的底座與此拍品幾乎一致,尺寸稍大 (長約18 厘米 ), 也爲十七至十八世紀,于紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art2010年3月 26日 lot 1324, 售價USD 104,500.

 

China. Raised on three ruyi-head feet with central knops, the three recesses for holding the censer within ruyi-heads radiating from the center, with a central knop at the top. Generously flecked with gold splashes in varying sizes.

Provenance: Old Austrian aristocratic collection. Old inscription ‘Zheng’ incised in Chinese, likely a name, or meaning ‘upright’.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, fine dark patina with patches of cuprite to the interior.

Expert’s note: It is our sincere hope that the owner of a matching censer, missing a stand just like this one, will take the opportunity to complete their piece!

Weight: 683.1 g
Dimensions: Length 13.5 cm, Distance between midpoints of the recesses for tripod censer 76 mm, 76 mm, and 77 mm

Auction result comparison: Compare a gold-splashed bronze bombé tripod censer with a near-identical stand of slightly larger size (ca. 18 cm long), also dated 17th-18th century, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26 March 2010, lot 1324, sold for USD 104,500.

十七至十八世紀灑金銅爐底座
中國,三如意足肥碩穩重,基座面三瓣蓮葉,中央一個圓珠,每瓣都呈如意形,分別有一個凹陷,用於固定香爐。大小不一的雪花金片,銅質密實精純,爐面赤光璀璨,包漿細膩溫潤。

來源:奧地利貴族老收藏。基座底部刻有一個“正“字,像是名字,也可能表示”端正“。
品相:品相極好,有輕微的磨損和鑄造不規則,微小的刻痕,局部有輕微的划痕。底座内部有細膩的深色包漿和斑塊。
專家注釋:我們真誠地希望,擁有香爐的藏家正好乘此機會找到一個搭配的底座,一次使藏品完整。

重量:683.1 克
尺寸:長13.5 厘米,三足底座凹槽中點之間的距離分別為76毫米、76毫米與 77毫米。

拍賣結果比較:一件灑金三足爐的底座與此拍品幾乎一致,尺寸稍大 (長約18 厘米 ), 也爲十七至十八世紀,于紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art2010年3月 26日 lot 1324, 售價USD 104,500.

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