A LARGE BRONZE CENSER, 1837The vessel in bombé-shape with well-cast phoenix masks to the shoulders. Inscribed Daoguang Ding You. The body with an incised archaistic scroll bearing taotie and stylized phoenixes above leiwen and a key-fret border.Provenance: From a British estate. By repute acquired in China during the late 1930s. Condition: Excellent condition with wear, traces of use and one hole drilled to base. Weight: 9.9 kilograms.Dimensions: Diameter 30 cm.道光年間鳳首雙耳銅香爐, 1837年曲型壺身。鳳首雙耳。刻有道光丁酉。壺身雕有仿古紋，雷紋上中帶饕餮，兩側各帶一鳳凰。來源：英國私人遺產，據説上世紀三十年代購於中國品相：優秀，有磨損和使用痕跡，底部一個小穿孔 重量：9.9 公斤尺寸：直徑30 厘米