Chinese Silver Dragon Incense Burner with Tripod Legs, 20th Century
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A Chinese export silver tripod incense burner, X-ray tested .650 silver, 20th century the squat globular incense burner with dragon twin handles, the body repousse and chased with dragon and phoenix amidst clouds and flames, with a pierced foliate domed cover surmounted with bead, all raised on tripod scrolled legs, unmarked. Weight 102g Height 10 cm
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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