Three-legged incense burner made of bronze with silver wire inlays and elephant head handle

Description:

China, Shisou mark in silver at the bottom, 18th/19th cent.
H. 15,8 cm, B. 31 cm
Fine decoration of dragons between clouds and waves around the body, wooden cover with agate handle and matching stand.
Formerly collection of Jan van der Linden (1878-1947) and then Hilde Eisele (1910-1983), through inheritance in family property, partly illustrated in "Das Ideale Heim - Eine Schweizer Monatsschrift für Kunst und Leben", issue June 1933, pp. 205-210 and issue August 1934, pp. 281-286 - Minor wear, traces of age