A WHITE JADE 'ARCHAISTIC' MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Supported on three stout legs, with a short neck and broad everted rim, the shoulder with two upright loop handles, the sides carved in relief with taotie masks and archaistic scrolls. The translucent stone of a white tone with minuscule russet veining and inclusions. Provenance: From a private collection in Texas, USA Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minute nibbling to one of the handles and some of the incised archaistic decor. Natural fissures, a few of which have developed into microscopic cracks over time. Weight: 112.6 g Dimensions: Width 7.8 cm (handle to handle), Height 4.4 cm As a miniature of a larger vessel, this tiny tripod censer would most likely have been placed in a treasure box or miniature display cabinet, together with other small items. Auction result comparison: Compare a related pale green jade tripod incense burner, also dated to the Qing dynasty, of only slightly larger size (9 cm wide), at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 16 May 2019, lot 141, sold for GBP 7,562. Compare a closely related white jade miniature tripod censer, of even smaller size than the present lot (3.8 cm diameter), also carved in an archaistic manner, at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Jade Carvings from a Private Collection on 26 April 2004, lot 1202, sold for HKD 47,800. 清代白玉饕餮紋雙耳三足爐 中國，1644-1912年。短頸敞口，直立雙耳，三足，爐身浮雕饕餮。 白玉，帶有微小的赤褐斑和絮狀物。 來源：美國德克薩斯私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，一耳上有輕微磕損，飾紋上有一些劃痕。 天然脈理，其中一些隨著時間的推移可能會發展成微觀裂縫。 重量：112.6 克 尺寸：寬 7.8 厘米 (雙耳之間), 高4.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件淺綠玉三足爐，同樣為清代，尺寸稍大 (寬9 厘米), 見倫敦邦翰思 Fine Chinese Art 2019年5月16日 lot 141, 售價GBP 7,562. 一件相近白玉三足爐，比此拍品尺寸稍小 (直徑3.8 厘米), 同樣雕刻仿古紋飾，見香港佳士得Important Jade Carvings from a Private Collection 2004年4月26日, lot 1202, 售價HKD 47,800。