A bronze incense burner with an open work lid. 19th century - image-1

Lot 123 Dα

A bronze incense burner with an open work lid. 19th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
10.06.2016, 10:00 - Asian Art - Highlights China, Tibet/Nepal
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
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A bronze incense burner with an open work lid. 19th century

A bronze incense burner on three elephant head feet, with trunk-shaped handles, the openwork lid surmounted by a reclining elephant with a bowl of treasures on its back. 19th century.
Height 23 cm

十九世紀 銅太平有像三足蓋香爐
來源：法國私人收藏，購於巴黎佳士得
可比：W. Heissig 與 C.C. Müller 著《Die Mongolen》，慕尼黑 1989年版，卷一編，第172頁，第187圖

Provenance

Private collection, France, acquired at Christie's, Paris

Literature

Compare almost identical piece, dated 1922 by inscription, and illustrated in: W. Heissig and C.C. Müller, Die Mongolen, München 1989, vol. 1, p. 172, cat. no. 187