Olivia Xu
Associate Specialist
Lot 347†
A GILT-BRONZE GLASS AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID INCENSE BURNER AND COVER AND A VASE Qianlong
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2 November 2023, 15:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £17,920 inc. premium
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Edward Luper
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A GILT-BRONZE GLASS AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID INCENSE BURNER AND COVER AND A VASE
Qianlong
The incense burner of rectangular form with upright lug handles, each side of the body and cover decorated with mother of pearl carved with bats and stylised chilong, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion, all supported on four flat blade-shaped legs issuing from dragon heads, 16.3cm (6 3/4in) high; the vase of flattened hu-form raised on a short foot, the sides decorated with mother of pearl carved with bats, chilong and geometric patterns, the waisted neck flanked by two s-shape handles, 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high; the outlines of both vessels inlaid with red and green glass stones. (3).
The incense burner of rectangular form with upright lug handles, each side of the body and cover decorated with mother of pearl carved with bats and stylised chilong, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion, all supported on four flat blade-shaped legs issuing from dragon heads, 16.3cm (6 3/4in) high; the vase of flattened hu-form raised on a short foot, the sides decorated with mother of pearl carved with bats, chilong and geometric patterns, the waisted neck flanked by two s-shape handles, 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high; the outlines of both vessels inlaid with red and green glass stones. (3).
Footnotes
清乾隆 銅鎏金嵌料石螺鈿扁瓶及香爐帶蓋 一組兩件
The present incense garniture is inspired by the forms of archaic bronzes, which were extremely popular at the Qianlong Emperor's Court. See for example, a gilt bronze and semi-precious stone-inlaid incense burning set, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Life in the Forbidden City of Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2007, p.116. See also a small clock, similarly decorated, Qing dynasty, and part of a treasure box, illustrated A Garland of Treasures: Masterpieces of Precious Crafts in the Museum Collection, Taipei, 2014, p.172.
A small related pastiche-glass embellished incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, was sold at Sotheby's Paris, 16 June 2022, lot 140.
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