9th Mar, 2023 13:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BRONZE ‘DUCK’ CENSER AND COVER, MING DYNASTY
明代鴨型銅爐
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1368-1644. Modeled standing on one of its webbed feet, the other raised, the curved neck supporting its upwards turned head, detailed with a long opened beak and plumage, the upper body forming the cover, with three openings at the beak and plumage, mounted to a rectangular wood stand.
Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom, who has been collecting Asian works of art for the last 50 years, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, ‘Antique Ming dynasty bronze incense burner 17th c.’.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, light surface scratches, and casting flaws.
Weight: 1,164 g (excl. stand), 1,511 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: 26.4 cm (excl. stand), 31.8 cm (incl. stand)
With a modern, fitted wood stand. (2)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 10 May 2021, lot 303
Price: GBP 7,012 or approx. EUR 9,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze mandarin duck form incense burner and cover, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form of the beak, plumage, and feet. Note the smaller size (21 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 29 June 2021, lot 99
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze duck-form censer and cover, late Ming dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, pose, and plumage. Note the larger size (44.8 cm) and rockwork base.
明代鴨型銅爐
中國，1368-1644年。鴨子單腳站立，另一隻腳抬起，彎曲的脖子，頭擡起，長喙和羽毛細節刻畫精緻，上半身形成蓋子，在喙和羽毛處有三個開口，安裝在一個矩形木架上。
來源：英國倫敦紳士收藏，收藏亞洲藝術至少五十年，保存至今。底座老標籤上注明“Antique Ming dynasty bronze incense burner 17th c.”。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、極少的刻痕、表面劃痕和鑄造缺陷。
重量：1,164 克 (不含底座)，1,511 克 (含底座)
尺寸：26.4 厘米 (不含底座)，31.8 厘米 (含底座)
現代木底座 (2)
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2021年5月10日，lot 303
價格：GBP 7,012（相當於今日EUR 9,200）
描述：明代鴛鴦銅爐蓋
專家評論：比較相近的長喙外形、羽毛和足部。請注意尺寸較小(21 厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年6月29日，lot 99
價格：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 26,000）
描述：晚明十七世紀銅鴨形蓋爐
專家評論：比較相近的外形、姿勢和羽毛。請注意尺寸較大(44.8 厘米)和岩石形底座。
China, 1368-1644. Modeled standing on one of its webbed feet, the other raised, the curved neck supporting its upwards turned head, detailed with a long opened beak and plumage, the upper body forming the cover, with three openings at the beak and plumage, mounted to a rectangular wood stand.
Provenance: From the collection of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom, who has been collecting Asian works of art for the last 50 years, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, ‘Antique Ming dynasty bronze incense burner 17th c.’.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, light surface scratches, and casting flaws.
Weight: 1,164 g (excl. stand), 1,511 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: 26.4 cm (excl. stand), 31.8 cm (incl. stand)
With a modern, fitted wood stand. (2)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 10 May 2021, lot 303
Price: GBP 7,012 or approx. EUR 9,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze mandarin duck form incense burner and cover, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form of the beak, plumage, and feet. Note the smaller size (21 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 29 June 2021, lot 99
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 26,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze duck-form censer and cover, late Ming dynasty, 17th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, pose, and plumage. Note the larger size (44.8 cm) and rockwork base.
明代鴨型銅爐
中國，1368-1644年。鴨子單腳站立，另一隻腳抬起，彎曲的脖子，頭擡起，長喙和羽毛細節刻畫精緻，上半身形成蓋子，在喙和羽毛處有三個開口，安裝在一個矩形木架上。
來源：英國倫敦紳士收藏，收藏亞洲藝術至少五十年，保存至今。底座老標籤上注明“Antique Ming dynasty bronze incense burner 17th c.”。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、極少的刻痕、表面劃痕和鑄造缺陷。
重量：1,164 克 (不含底座)，1,511 克 (含底座)
尺寸：26.4 厘米 (不含底座)，31.8 厘米 (含底座)
現代木底座 (2)
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2021年5月10日，lot 303
價格：GBP 7,012（相當於今日EUR 9,200）
描述：明代鴛鴦銅爐蓋
專家評論：比較相近的長喙外形、羽毛和足部。請注意尺寸較小(21 厘米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2021年6月29日，lot 99
價格：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 26,000）
描述：晚明十七世紀銅鴨形蓋爐
專家評論：比較相近的外形、姿勢和羽毛。請注意尺寸較大(44.8 厘米)和岩石形底座。
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