A FINE PAIR OF GILT-SPLAHED BRONZE VASES WITH ANIMAL HANDLES

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Schätzpreis:

16.000 €

Description:

China, Xuande seal marks, 17th/ 18th ct.
H. je 26,5 cm
From an old German private collection, collected before 1960
Whilst related bronze censers and vases, richly splashed with gold and cast with Xuande marks on the base, are known, the present pair of vases appears to be particularly rare. Cf. R. Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, p. 27, no. 15.
Minor wear, one handle repl.

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