A SMALL 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 a sixteen-character inscription in a rectangular reserve. Provenance: From a French private collection.Condition: Good condition with natural, partially patina and old wear. Some tiny nicks and traces of use. Remainders of old soiling inside. Weight: 1076 grams. Dimensions: Diameter 14.3 cm.The apocryphal inscription reading Daming Xuande wunian jiandu gongbu guanchen Wu Bangzuo zao (Made for the Board of Works under the Supervision of Wu Bangzuo in the Fifth Year of Xuande).乾隆鳳眼雙耳小銅爐中國，十八世紀。鼓腹，錐形腿，唇沿兩側雙耳，底部十六字款。來源：法國私人收藏品相：良好，局部有天然包漿，老磨損；一些細微刻痕和使用痕跡；内裏有舊時餘留污跡 重量：1076 克 尺寸：直徑 14.3 厘米