Antique 19th C Chinese Blue & Copper Flambe Glaze Porcelain Censer Tripod Bowl

  
Item Type: Porcelain Tripod Bowl Item Description: A porcelain bowl in the shape of a tripod censer and decorated with dripping flambe glaze with colors ranging from sky blue to purple to a dull copper color. The interior and foot of the bowl have a dark patina. Some of the glaze dripped into the bottom of the bowl during its creation, leaving lighter-colored raised drops. The bottom of the bowl has been labeled by hand, possibly reading "31". The glaze is cracked and some of the bubbles in the glaze burst around the feet of the bowl, but the bowl itself is intact with no apparent chips, scratches, or cracks.

Marcel Gibrat (Pictured working on a Greek Kylyx in the 1970s), my grandfather, was a Restorer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan and later owned a Madison Avenue Restoration Studio and Art Gallery one block from the Guggenheim Museum. From the 1960s to 1990s. Marcel was undoubtedly a genius and was, as far as I know, the only Restorer for the Met without a PhD. In fact he had a sixth grade education.

He was also a talented painter. Im Max Lewin the curator of what remains of Marcels extensive art collection, comprising ancient, tribal, Asian and European art. I worked with Marcel summers and in college.

Marcel was an unquestioned expert in antiquities and all items in the collection from the ancient world are guaranteed to be authentic. Marcel also had a particular affinity for African tribal art, and while dating such items is problematic, he absolutely had impeccable taste.

Some of his opinions on provenance of tribal items have been challenged. There are also Asian items of various quality, and many fine and genuine items from primitive cultures including relatively contemporary (a few hundred years old) and both neolithic and upper paleolithic items. Many of the items have archaeological markings. The item "ANTIQUE 19TH C CHINESE BLUE & COPPER FLAMBE GLAZE PORCELAIN CENSER TRIPOD BOWL" is in sale since Tuesday, July 28, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Incense Burners".

collection" and is located in Asheville, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: China
• Color: Blue
• Age: 1850-1899
• Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Type: Incense Burner