Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark, Circa 1780 Sold after his sojourn in Paris

after his sojourn in Paris

To the front of the chest there are large and deeply carved geometric devices

The clock works perfectly and has recently been professionally overhauled and cleaned by a clocksmith

Christian Meyer was one of those highly skilled cabinet makers

The table base forms an 'X' frame pedestal when closed and extends to receive either one or both leaves

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark, Circa 1780 Sold after his sojourn in ParisSOLD 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