A 'HUNDRED HORSES' BRONZE HANDWARMER WITH RETICULATED COVER, LATE MING TO EARLY QINGChina, 17th-18th century. The compressed globular body with lobed sides cast with flowers within medallions, the reticulated cover with innumerable galloping horses, a motif repeated on the handle.Provenance: French private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and cracks, a dent to the body and an old repair to handle, few small malachite-green encrustations. Weight: 1,602 gDimensions: Height 12.8 cm, Width 20 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a bronze handwarmer of slightly smaller size with a lid reticulated in patterns of vine tendrils and bats, sold by Bonhams San Francisco in Asian Decorative Arts on 25 June 2014, lot 6494, for USD 2,250.明末清初青銅百馬手爐 中國,十七至十八世紀。球狀手爐,爐身開光雕刻花卉紋,爐蓋鏤空覆蓋著無數奔騰的馬匹,手柄上也出現同樣圖案 來源:法國私人收藏 品相:狀況良好,有輕微的磨損和裂縫,有凹痕,經過修理,有細微的綠色結殼。 重量:1,602 克 尺寸:高 12.8 厘米, 寬 20 厘米拍賣結果比較:比較一個較小的青銅藤蔓蝙蝠手爐,於舊金山邦瀚斯Asian Decorative Arts拍場售出,2014年6月25日,拍號6494,售價USD 2,250。