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Lot 22
Sale 1317 - Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Mar 26, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$2,286
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Chinese Fahua Porcelain Incense Burner and Cover
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明 法華三足大香爐
having a heavily potted body with a waisted neck, supported by ochre-glazed cabriole tripod legs molded with bearded masks, terminating in upturned u-form handles and surmounted by a domed covered terminating in a fu lion idling with a ball. The octagonal faceted body applied with opposing molded handles and rosettes, the waist impressed with lotus, with a petal lappet band at the shoulder.
Height 23 in., 58.5 cm.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA.






