A FINE AND RARE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER WITH SILVER INLAYS

Description:

China, four-character seal mark Jia cang zhen bao,17th c.
B. 22 cm, H. 9 cm (ohne Deckel)
Thick, bulging wall with two side handles in the shape of elephant heads. Silver-inlaid decoration of a wave band around the wall with stylised taotie and abstract bird motifs. Cast four-character seal mark in a square on the base. Very nice age patina. Zitan cover with handle in shape of a bird. Weight: 1,823 kg.
Collection of Prof. Dr Hermann Schröder (1902-1991), Aachen, and expanded by his family - According to records from an old French collection on the Riviera, collected before 1950
Compare an incense burner with the same seal mark, see Christie's, London, 28.6.2011, lot 6 - Minor wear, the stand with a small dent, the handle of the wood cover chipped