Another Great Auction 11th December
A pair of Chinese bronze or brass dragon and phoenix incense burners. Each small, circular, lidded cast metal vessel features an intricately designed openwork lid depicting a phoenix and a dragon amidst cloud motifs, surrounded by a key-fret border, with a spherical finial. The bodies also exhibit relief decoration, and each vessel stands on three small feet. On the base of each item, a recessed square cartouche contains four Chinese characters: “吉祥富貴” (Jíxiáng Fùguì), which translates to “Auspicious Wealth and Nobility” or “Good Fortune, Prosperity, and Honor.”
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