A DEHUA 'LIAN' TRIPOD CENSER, MID-QING China, 18th century. Of archaistic lian form, molded to the exterior with three horizontal ribs below the broad raised rim and incised with a central band of alternating kuilong and keyfret patterns as well as a scroll above each of the three feet, covered overall save for the interior and base with a finely crackled cream-white glaze. Provenance: From the private collection of Dr. Franz Haniel (1883-1965). Haniel was a German industrial magnate and a member of the Haniel family, one of the wealthiest in Germany, and of which many members were avid art collectors and patrons, altogether building a substantive collection over the centuries. The base with an old paper label and inscription “China Ming 31”. Condition: Old wear and firing flaws, such as dark spots and firing cracks, all as expected. The rim with a finely executed ancient kintsugi repair. Weight: 697.8 g Dimensions: Height 9.5 cm, Diameter 14 cm The shape of the present lot was inspired by archaic bronze containers, lian, which were among the ritual implements aimed to present food and drink offerings to the ancestors during the Han dynasty. Auction result comparison: Compare a near-identical censer without kintsugi at Sotheby's New York in Asian Art on 18 March 2017, lot 1116, bought in at an estimate of USD 3,000-5,000. 清代中期德化夔龍紋奩式爐 中國，十八世紀。仿古奩式爐，爐身外壁三道平行條紋，可見夔龍紋，三足上可見回紋。爐身施開片米白白釉。 來源：Dr. Franz Haniel (1883-1965)私人收藏。Haniel先生曾是是德国工业巨头和Haniel家族的成员，Haniel家族是德国最富有的家族之一，其中许多成员都是熱情的艺术收藏家和赞助人，几个世纪以来共同建立了大收藏。底足上有舊時紙標簽，上書 “China Ming 31”（中國 明 31）。 品相： 舊磨損和燒製缺陷，如黑點和燒製裂紋。 邊緣經過舊時精緻的金繼技術修復。 重量：697.8 克 尺寸：高9.5 厘米，直徑14 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件幾乎一模一樣的香爐（沒有金繼修復）于紐約蘇富比Asian Art 2017年3月18日lot 1116, 估價 USD 3,000-5,000。