GA031 | The Spring Auction Series

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A gilt bronze figure of a mythical beast,
late 19th/20th century
the animal recumbent with head raised
and turned gazing backwards, with
curled mane and bushy tail, flames
emanating from the shoulders and
hind quarters, supporting a ribboned
ball on its back, the base incised with
an apocryphal four-character mark of
Qianlong, stand
9.5cm long
$1,200–1,800
538
A bronze censer
late 19th/20th century
of squat bombe form, supported on
tripod conical feet, the mouth set
with double upright loop handles, the
base with an apocryphal six-character
mark of Xuande within a recessed
rectangular cartouche
13.6cm diameter
$500–700
537