A Large Chinese bronze 'Dragon' tripod censer , Qing Dynasty, heavily cast, the compressed globular body resting on three cabriole legs and surmounted by a short neck, flanked by a pair of scaly dragons clambering along the rim and forming the handles, the exterior patinated to a warm copper-brown colour, the base cast with an apocryphal four-character Xuande seal mark within a recessed cartouche, 38cm diameter handle to handle and 20cm high, 9.2 kg Provenance: From a Middlesex private collection 清 "宣德年制"款双龙耳三足大铜炉（克重9.2kg） 拍品来源：英国米德尔赛克斯地区家族私人收藏 Condition Report: the interior with water stains and some green corrosion the patriation with some typical marks and minor corrosion spots