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Subject:Antique chinese censer - any thoughts?
Posted By: Argentina Wed, Jun 02, 2021 IP: 4.59.126.227

Hello everyone. I recently acquired the attached censer in an estate sale. Its definitively old, quite heavy and has no visible markings unfortunately...hence I haven't been able to get any information about this piece.
If anyone is able to share some thoughts or tips on how to explore this further, i would definitively appreciate it...Im not a re-seller, just happy with this purchase, building a collection and wishing to learn more about this. Thank you all!



Subject:Re: Antique chinese censer - any thoughts?
Posted By: Steve Gridley Fri, Jun 04, 2021

In my opinion, the censor looks to be a nice 20th century Southeast Asian piece. The teapot form suggests it is more recent and it lacks piercing to allow smoke to escape. Possibly a tourist piece as it looks like the maker wanted to please all comers by featuring several main Asian elements: elephant, lion, and dragon. All often seen, but not all together on one piece.

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Subject:Re: Antique chinese censer - any thoughts?
Posted By: Dave H Fri, Jun 04, 2021

This is a great forum to learn from... Thanks for the good information Steve..

Subject:Re: Antique chinese censer - any thoughts?
Posted By: Argentina Fri, Jun 04, 2021

You are spot on! I eventually managed to find this item for sale from an Indonesian site, definitively 20th century. It is remarkable how much information you could get out of a single picture. Slightly disappointed here, I thought this piece had much richer history...I do really like it nonetheless so it will definitively get a nice spot in my house. Thank you once again!


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