A CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The U-shaped body with two lion-head...

A CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE INCENSE BURNER

QING DYNASTY

The U-shaped body with two lion-head handles, all raised on a short tapered foot, the gold-splashed decoration includes the characters da Ming, the base with a roundel of two dragons and a six character Xuande mark, 20.3cm, 1.8kg.

Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, formerly the collection of Sir William Aykroyd Bt M C, Buckland Newton Place, Dorset, Duke's 11th December 2007, lot 131.