Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark, Circa 1780 Paintings Part of a large collection

Part of a large collection of fine Russian silver

by the celebrated artist George Armfield (1820-1893)

of the College of the City of New York

The drawers have very stylish ergonomic pulls that split in two between each drawer

a blue field with golden lilies

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark, Circa 1780 Paintings Part of a large collectionSOLD 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