1. 竞买人须最迟在拍卖日24小时前向联拍在线出具委托竞投授权书并缴纳相当于表列委托价格20%的保证金,但不低于10,000元人民币; 2. Copy or images of ID card (front and back) or Passport 3. Images of Credit card (front and back).
Description: Chinese Silver Inlaid Bronze Tripod Covered Censer
Ming/Qing Dynasty, 15th/17th Century, Signed Shishou and Dated 1426
The body cast in the form of an archaic liding, each wide rounded leg with a raised double band chevron rising to the widest point of the body dividing triangular bosses where the upper legs join the neck, two L-shaped handles rising from the neck, the entire body densely inlaid in silver with a tightly scrolling leafy foliate design, the cover with a seated qilin surrounded by waves, further silver inlay, the cover pierced, the inscriptions cast in six lines down the inside edges of the legs read:
Da Ming Xuande / Yuan Nian Ji Qui; Late autumn 1st rear of Xuande (1426);
Xia Yuan Gong Bu / Chen Wu Bang Zuo; 20-30th days of the month Industry Department / Wu Bang Zuo (Shishou real name) subject of the king;
Wu Jin Zhi Zhao / Shi Shou Bao Ding; The metal (
wu jin) made by Shishou: Treasured Ding.
Height 20 inches.
For a similar example:
See Sotheby's New York, 17 September 1998, lot 156;
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 1992, lot 276;
Christie's New York, 17 September 2008, lot 220;
Christie's New York, 17 September 2008, lot 220
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Condition Report: Overall good condition. Light wear to rim and tops of handles and base of feet Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.