A Good c.1900 Patinated Bronze Incense Burner Formed as a Water Bird sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope Often he would chat with

Often he would chat with strangers down on their luck

the original black paint distressed commensurate with age

Similar to momento mori examples

with a part ruby red background consisting of a draped curtain over a tree trunk

Period:  George III with Victorian Decoration

A Good c.1900 Patinated Bronze Incense Burner Formed as a Water Bird sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope Often he would chat withOrigin: Probably Chinese, Possibly Japanese Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 20 Height: 7. 25 Width: 6 Depth: 3 The realistically modelled and cast patinated bronze incense burner or censor with well cast wings forming the cover to the burner, the water bird with an alert expression, the whole with an overall green patination, surviving from the far east at the beginning of the twentieth century. The piece is in good overall