19th/20th Century & Ceramics

RARE BEIJING PINK OVERLAID WHITE GLASS TRIPOD CENSER Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period, the rounded body rising to a waisted neck and stepped rim with two upright loop handles. Carved to the side with a design of scrolling flowers below a band of lappets at the shoulder, the pierced wooden lid with carnelian lingzhi finial and with a wooden stand. With a collection label for F E Andrews, Cardiff. Censer 9.5cms diameter, 7.5cms high (excluding lid), with lid 10cms high, Wooden stand 10cms across *For a larger alter set comprising an incense burner and cover and matching candlesticks of similar design with a four character Qianlong mark, please see Bristol Art Gallery and Museum, N4675,N4676 and N4677. This was part of a collection bequeathed to Bristol via the National Art Collections fund in 1950. It had been purchased by H E Burrows Abbey mostly from Bluetts between 1933 and 1949. *The collection label relates to Francis Emile Andrews (1858-1943), 'FE' was a well known collector whose collection was continued by his grandson John who established the John Andrews Charitable Trust.