A bronze incense burner with Arabic script. Qing dynasty (1644-1912)

A bronze incense burner with Arabic script. Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 17th century Of squat globular form resting on three stubby feet; the exterior with three large lobed cartouches with invocations to Allah in Arabic script on a recessed, punched ground. Bearing a glossy brown patina. The base with a crisply cast apocryphal four-character Xuande mark and the collection number ‘97’ in white ink. Height 8.3 cm; diameter 15.5 cm

Estimate:£834.29

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