A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC ~SHI SOU~ SILVER INLAID BRONZE... Lot 444

A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC ~SHI SOU~ SILVER INLAID BRONZE INCENSE BURNER PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body with two C-shaped handles inlaid with silver wire decoration of taotie masks^ raised on a slightly flared foot^ with a two character mark to the underside^ 16.5cm^ 732g. Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection^ purchased from Nicholas Pitcher^ London on 3rd June 2008.