A CHINESE GILT-SPLASHED `QILIN' CENSER AND COVER
Cast six character Xuande mark but 17th/18th century
Modelled striding and looking to the left, the hinged cover with a small ruyi-shaped aperture, decorated all over with gilt splashed, 28cm wide by 25.5cm high, 3.6 kilograms
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£1,000 - £1,500
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Hammer price:
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£5,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
Christie's London, 11 November, 2003, lot 83
Condition report
The hinge pin is later. Some overall wear to the gilding consistent with age
