＂Elegant Study＂ -2023 Habsburg Auction: Summary of Incense Burners with Sales Exceeding Two Million

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Habsburg International Auction | 2024-03-22 11:55

2023 Habsburg Auction: Summary of Incense Burners with Sales Exceeding Two Million

No.1 Copper Gilded Gold and Silver Enamel Cong Style Aromatherapy

Auction Session: June 24, 2023 Dubai - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specification: H: 19.5cm; W: 18.7cm

Starting price: AED 3200000

Transaction price: AED 3800000 (equivalent to RMB 7.44 million)

No.2 Qing Dynasty Golden Lion Ear Xuande Furnace

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications: C: 13cm H: 9cm

Starting price: QAR 3400000

Transaction price: QAR 3400000 (equivalent to RMB 6.71 million)

No.3 Copper Sprinkler Gold Ge Furnace

Auction Session: June 24, 2023 Dubai - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specification: D: 25cm

Starting price: AED 2660000

Transaction price: AED 2800000 (equivalent to RMB 5.48 million)

No.4 Qing Qianlong Twisted Wire Enamel Colored Flower Pattern Lifting Beam Handmade Stove

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications: H: 13cm L: 18.5cm W: 18.5cm WT: 3700g

Starting price: QAR 1760000

Transaction price: QAR 2500000 (equivalent to RMB 4.93 million)

No.5 Mochen's copper tire dot gold sprinkling golden tripod style fumigation furnace

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications: H: 13cm C: 13.5cm

Starting price: QAR 1340000

Transaction price: QAR 2200000 (equivalent to RMB 4.34 million)

No.6 Mingcopper wire cutting enamel Xuande furnace

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications: L: 13cm W: 9.9cm H: 4cm WT: 755.8g

Starting price: QAR 1800000

Transaction price: QAR 2000000 (equivalent to RMB 3.94 million)

Collection description: The cloisonn é enamel scorpion ear incense burner is extremely rare, and its shape is exquisite. This You'er incense burner has a relatively flat shape, with straight and straight double You'er ears. It is overall beautiful and has a regular shape, which has the characteristics of the appearance of You'er incense burners from the Ming Chongzhen period. The wall of this furnace is relatively thick, leaving a portion of the copper tire to be gilded. The inner chamber is polished smooth, and the gilding is mellow. The outer wall is threaded and filled with enamel material. A circle of Ruyi cloud head patterns is decorated along the mouth and belly bottom. The abdomen is threaded with tangled flower patterns, and the foot edge is wrapped in a zigzag pattern. The two scorpion ears are threaded into a dragon head pattern, which is delicate and gentle. Fill in deep blue, sky blue, deep red, white, bright yellow, deep green, black, and purple, reflecting each other. The enamel material is opaque, with large local trachoma, and the surface lacks the smoothness of Qing Dynasty enamel. The enamel hair color is also calm, with a high purity of color, which is in line with the characteristics of late Ming Dynasty enamel materials.

No.7 Mingxuande Precision Casting Copper Tire Split Type Cauldron Smoke Furnace

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications: H: 17cm C: 10cm

Starting price: QAR 1630000

Transaction price: QAR 1800000 (equivalent to RMB 3.55 million)

No.8 Mingxuande Precision Casting Purple Copper Body with Silver Wire and Eight Treasure Pattern Suo Er Ge Type Furnace

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications: H: 17.5cm C: 18.8cm

Starting price: QAR 1680000

Transaction price: QAR 1800000 (equivalent to RMB 3.55 million)

No.9 Jingtai style wire wound enamel with lotus pattern rope ear drum style smoking stove

Auction Session: June 24, 2023 Dubai - Miscellaneous Session

Collection specifications:/

Starting price: AED 1360000

Transaction price: AED 1500000 (equivalent to RMB 2.93 million)

No.10 Qing Dynasty Bage Imitation Xuanmanga Furnace Assembly Set

Auction Session: December 16, 2023 Qatar Auction - Miscellaneous Session

Collection Specification: L:; 13.7cm W: 7.4cm H: 15cm

Starting price: QAR 1310000

Transaction price: QAR 1500000 (equivalent to RMB 2.96 million)

Collection description: The earliest record of "Ba Ge" can be found in the "Xuanlu Huishi", which states that "Ba Shi imitation casting is not inferior, but it is not seen in the historical records. It is unknown when it was from the Qing Dynasty, and furnaces are also rare in the world.". Zhao Ruzhen of the Republic of China also commented on the Bage style Xuande stove: "In the Qing Dynasty, both the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties were highly imitated, but the Bage style Xuande stove can be compared to Xuanware.". There is a certain number of incense burners in the old collection of the Qing Dynasty at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The "Bage Fangxuan" regular script carved incense burner is a masterpiece comparable to the original Xuande furnace. With exquisite craftsmanship, it successfully imitates the Xuande furnace and leaves behind interesting stories of "Fangxuan".