CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)

Compare to a pair of imperial gilt-bronze entwined dragon crystal balls stands, dated 17th-18th century, published in Sidney L. Moss Ltd., The Second Bronze Age, Later Chinese Metalwork, London,1991, no. 15.
Also see three other closely related examples of gilt-bronze dragon stands, one sold in Sotheby's Paris, 12 December 2013, lot 10 ; one sold in Christie's Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 124 ; and one from the Collection of the late French diplomat Georges Dubail (1845-1932), also sold in Christie's Paris, 13 december 2017, lot 76.