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A BRONZE CENSER WITH ELEPHANT-HEAD HANDLES
LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY
晚明/清初 瑞象雙耳銅爐
with a central ridge running horizontally around the body, supported on a cylindrical foot, with elephant-head handles just below the rim, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark Da Ming Xuan De Nian Zhi
Width 14.5 cm, 5? in.
寬 14.5 公分,5?英寸
Good overall condition. There is minor wear / discolouration to patina.
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