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A Ming Longquan celadon censer, in duck-form, the standing bird on an oval ring of rippling water, its head turned backwards, mouth open, a rectangular incense burner hole on its body once closed by the left wing of the duck and now lost, pale blue-green glaze covering most of the body, with patches of russet burn where the glaze was thinly applied or failed to cover, 17cm high In addition to the buyer's premium of 27% (22.5% + VAT) payable on the Hammer Price, this lot is also subject to import VAT at the reduced rate of 5%, payable on the Hammer Price. This indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union.
Provenance: Ex Bonhams 24th of June 2013 lot 1194 Ex Christie's New York , 19 September 2006 , lot 230

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