Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark, Circa 1780 Mid-Century Modern This Pre-Revolution silver basket was

This Pre-Revolution silver basket was most likely designed for bonbons or sweets and has a swing handle with a shaped rim and a baluster shaped body and is raised on a flared foot

The very top (looking down) and the writing surface is finely inlaid with Chinese porcelain vessels

19th century

interspersed with calligraphy

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark, Circa 1780 Mid-Century Modern This Pre-Revolution silver basket wasSOLD A fine antique late 18th century Chinese archaic style bronze censer with a Xuande mark. The censer made of cast bronze is very finely modeled, the flared mouth with a key pattern, the globular body below with raised decoration featuring fantastic creatures chasing a flaming pearl in a landscape with clouds. The censer with a pair of handles modeled as the heads of Chinese lions, raised on a flared foot with scrolling decoration. To the base is a