16th/17th century Well cast with a compressed globular body rising to a short waisted neck and galleried mouth-rim, all supported on three short legs issuing from gilt-bronze mythical beast masks and terminating with gilt-bronze claws, the sides flanked by a pair of handles, each with a floral bloom partially enclosed with multi-coloured leaves and suspending a loose ring, the turquoise-ground exterior of the body and legs brightly enamelled with clusters of green and aubergine grapes borne on stems further issuing colourful foliage, the gilt-bronze rim detailed with a key-fret band repeated at the rim of the domed cover, the cover similarly enamelled with grapes and surmounted by a pierced gilt-bronze medallion finial enclosing a coiling dragon amidst ruyi-clouds. 18cm (7 1/8in) wide. (2). 注脚 十六/十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯葡萄紋活環耳三足爐 The bunches of grapes decorating the incense burner are superbly enamelled, successfully conveying the ripe, nearly bursting, wine-red fruit alternating with the green-coloured still-ripening fruit, all borne on gnarled vines amidst large leaves subtly enamelled to convey their different sides and maturity. Such design can be seen in cloisonné enamel from the early Ming dynasty vessels (often with later added gilt-bronze mounts, handles and feet); see in the Qing Court Collection, Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 1, Beijing, 2011, nos.38-45. See another incense burner and cover in the Pierre Uldry collection, dated to the first half of the 17th century, with a similar design of grapes, illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Zurich, 1984, pl.144. See also pieces dated to the 16 century of this pattern illustrated by H.Garner, Chinese and Japanese Cloisonne Enamels, London, 1962, pls.40a and c. See a related cloisonné enamel censer and cover, 16th century, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 3 November 2021, lot 161. 此爐飾葡萄紋，紋飾舒朗，色彩寫實，特別在枝葉的處理上運用了暈染的技法，增加了藝術效果，這類技法在少數明代早期的掐絲琺瑯器上可見，如北京故宮藏數件明早期掐絲琺瑯葡萄紋爐，大部分耳、足及款均為後配，著錄於《故宮博物院藏品大系：琺瑯器編1》，北京，2011年，編號38至45 參看Pierre Uldry藏一例葡萄紋三足爐，斷代為17世紀前半葉，著錄於H.Brinker及A.Lutz《Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry》，蘇黎世，1984年，圖版144。另見Sir H. Garner著錄一件葡萄紋三足小爐，《Chinese and Japanese Cloisonne Enamels》，倫敦，1962年，圖版40a及c。 倫敦蘇富比曾售出一例十六世紀掐絲琺瑯葡萄紋爐，2021年11月3日，拍品編號161。