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Lot details Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 Heavily cast, the compressed globular body supported on a gently spreading foot rising to a wide flaring rim, flanked by two loop handles with pendent tabs, the exterior and base covered with prominent splashes of gilt. Some of these splashes show minuscule gold nugget grains, which have not completely molten away in the firing. The recessed base cast with an apocryphal six-character da Ming Xuande nianzhi within a rectangular reserve. Provenance: From a private collection in the Cotswolds, United Kingdom. Nicholas Pitcher, London, acquired from the above. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Few light scratches. The bronze with a superb, naturally grown honey-brown patina. Weight: 616.3 g Dimensions: Width 12.7 cm (across handles) Please click here to read the full description Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 5 November 2019 Price: GBP 37,500 or approx. EUR 56,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt-splashed bronze censer, 17th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, gilt-splashed decoration, and apocryphal reign mark. Note the size (20 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 3 November 2021, lot 163 Price: GBP 11,970 or approx. EUR 16,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gold-splashed bronze censer, Qing dynasty, 17th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, gilt-splashed decoration, and apocryphal reign mark. Note the size (17.1 cm). 点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation) 十七至十八世紀灑金銅爐 造型莊重典雅，厚口平直微敞，垂腹豐腴，兩側置戟耳，圈足。爐身灑金。圈足内寄托款“大明宣德年製“。 來源：英國科茨沃爾德的私人收藏；倫敦Nicholas Pitcher，購自上述收藏。 品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和鑄造不規則，輕微劃痕。青銅具有精美的自然蜜棕色包漿。 重量：616.3 克 尺寸：寬 12.7 厘米(雙耳之間) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2019年11月5日 價格：GBP 37,500（相當於今日EUR 56,500） 描述：明末清初灑金銅爐 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、灑金裝飾和仿款。請注意尺寸(20厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2021年11月3日，lot 163 價格：GBP 11,970（相當於今日EUR 16,500） 描述：清十七世紀 灑金銅雙耳爐 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、灑金裝飾和仿款。請注意尺寸(17.1厘米)。