A GILT-BRONZE BOMBÉ-FORM TRIPOD CENSER WITH MATCHING... Lot n° 434

China, 17th century. Of compressed globular form, supported on three short tapering feet, with two raised opposing loop handles on the rim, the base cast with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle. With a matching lobed floral stand in the form of overlapping petals supported on three feet. Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from Nürnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some light scratches and minuscule nicks, few microscopic losses to base, casting flaws as expected. Weight: 1,307 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 12.9 cm (incl. stand), Width 15 cm (handle to handle) Literature comparison: It is rare to find a bronze censer with upright handles raised on a petal-form stand, however, a gilt-splashed example dated to the Kangxi-Qianlong’ period (1662-1795) was included in the exhibition, Later Chinese Bronzes: The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert E. Kresko Collections, Saint Louis, 2008, p. 137, no. 28. Auction result comparison: A closely related censer and stand of slightly larger size was sold by Christie’s New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 13 September 2019, lot 865, for USD 22,500. A related censer and stand, but with handles on the body, was sold at Christie’s New York in Marchant: Nine Decades in Chinese Art on 14 September 2017, lot 721, for USD 23,750. 十七世紀銅鎏金橋耳三足爐 中國，十七世紀。圓口，束頸，扁圓鼓腹，底承三乳足，口沿飾有對稱橋耳，底部宣德款。相配的葵口三足雕花底座。 來源：Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡亞洲藝術及古典武器收藏家，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，一些輕微的划痕和微小的刻痕，底座有輕微磕損，預期的鑄造缺陷。 重量：含底座縂1,307 克 尺寸：含底座縂高 12.9 厘米，耳至耳寬15 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近香爐及其底座，尺寸更大，購於紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場，2019年9月13日，lot 865, 售價USD 22,500；另一件 香爐及其底座，但雙耳在其身側，售于紐約佳士得Marchant: Nine Decades in Chinese Art 拍場，2017年9月14日，lot 721, 售價 USD 23,750。