A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH SIX-CHARACTER XUANDE MARK, QING China, 1750-1930. Heavily cast and raised on three tall, tapering feet, flanked by a pair of looped handles, the outer rim cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, irregular splashes of gold reserved against a chocolate brown patina. With its matching base. (2) Condition: Fine condition with some old wear, traces of use, minor verdigris, scratches. Extensive soiling to inner of vessel. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Acquired in the local auction market, by repute between 1980 and 1990. Weight: 4,708 g Dimensions: Height 30 cm