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Lot 54 Dα

A pear-shaped bronze vase for incense tools. 17th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 24.800 € (incl. premium)
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A pear-shaped bronze vase for incense tools. 17th century

A pear-shaped bronze vase for incense tools with two c-shaped handles, the body with two lobed reserves filled with Arabic inscription reading Glory to God and Praise to the God on a ring-punched ground. 17th century. At the base the collector's number 128 in white ink.
Height 15.7 cm

In his book Franz Xaver Bachem mentions that he owns six "Chinese-Islamic" pieces, all of which came into his hands in 1912.

十七世紀 銅阿拉伯文香插瓶
來源：1914年2月28日購於德國柏林Rex & Co 藝術商
一類例可較，錄於《Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk. The Creative Personality in Chinese Works of Art》，Sidney L. Moss Ltd.，倫敦1984年，圖119

Provenance

Acquired from Rex & Co., Berlin, registered 28.2.1914

Literature

Compare similar vases in: Emperor, Scholar, Artisan, Monk. The Creative Personality in Chinese Works of Art. Sidney L. Moss, Ltd., London 1984, no. 119