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A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE 'MANDARIN DUCK' CENSERS...

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A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE 'MANDARIN DUCK' CENSERS AND COVERSMING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURYPlayfully standing on one leg upon an overturned lotus leaf, with their heads turned sharply to the right, the pierced covers in the form of lotus pods, 1799 grams and 1954 grams 27.5cm high (2)Provenance:Mallet, London, 29th May 1914, purchased for £24-0-0, as recorded in the Heathlands Ledger p. 39 - Bought by W. Howard and Ada Palmer, described as: 'A pair of old Chinese bronze ducks on stands Ming period.' 明十七世紀 銅寶鴨熏爐一對拍品來源:英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏,Heathlands檔案39頁记载道,W. Howard和Ada Palmer1914年5月29日以24英鎊的價格購買於知名古董商Mallet,記為一对支架上的中国明朝銅鸭