Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Censer Ding Lidded Incense Burner 1870 Recently Added The Oaks and French Oaks

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This is a very handsome pair of antique double gourd shaped cloisonné vases

The interior of the bowl having two hand-painted panels

This was primarily in the context of mystic Sergei Nilus

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Censer Ding Lidded Incense Burner 1870 Recently Added The Oaks and French OaksA fine antique 19th century Chinese cloisonne ding shaped lidded censer incense burner on stand, circa 1870. The twin handled censer having a gilded foo dog finial to the lid, the lid with a cloud decoration background & decorated with Taotie mask motifs. The base having a band of taotie mask decoration and then large lappets below also decorated with corresponding larger masks, all the decoration is finely executed in cloisonne enamel. The censer is