A VERY LARGE BRONZE CENSER, QIANLONGChina, 18th century. The compressed globular body raised on three conical feet, the everted rim set with two loop handles, the base cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark. Provenance: From a British private collection.Condition: Good condition with natural patina and old wear, some verdigris. Remainders of old soiling inside. The base with extensive traces of use and some old wax fill to natural flaws.Weight: 8.1 kilograms not including the base.Dimensions: Diameter 35 cm.Old hardwood stand, carved as a lotus leaf. (2)Compare with a closely related censer, of 42 cm diameter, also with a similar old wood stand, sold at Christies New York, in ‘Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art’ on March 15th, 2015, lot 3300.乾隆大型銅香爐中國，十八世紀。鼓腹，三足直挺，雙耳，底部宣德六字款。來源：英國私人收藏品相：良好，天然包漿，老磨損，一些銅綠；内裏有舊時污跡餘留；底座年代與使用痕跡明顯，一些小洞已被蠟封重量：8.1 公斤不含底座尺寸：直徑 35 厘米