Bronze China, 17th / 18th century This heavily cast bronze bombé censer shows a compressed globular body rising from three short conical legs to an everted rim. It is set at the shoulder with an elegant pair of lug handles. The base bears an apocryphal Xuande mark, masterly cast in high relief inside a rectangular cartouche. Shape: Globular, tripod shape Dimensions: 22 cm (length at handles), 9 cm (height) Condition: Very good condition with appealing natural patina, especially on the inside Provenance: Austrian private collection Literature comparison: See Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, 11 NOVEMBER 2015, NEW YORK, lot 83 (for an identically shaped censer, brown patinated and with base) and Sotheby’s, SATURDAY AT SOTHEBY’S: CHINESE ART, 21 MARCH 2015, NEW YORK, lot 788 (for a similar censer of the same material and also bearing the apocryphal Xuande mark). 十七至十八世紀三足銅香爐 品相極好，包漿厚澤，特別是内膛 奧地利私人收藏