明 銅橋耳三足爐 The compressed globular body supported on three short short legs, the mouthrim surmounted by a pair of arched handles, the base cast with a recessed rectangular panel enclosing an inscription reading Xuande Nianzhi, the patinated bronze surface of dark brown color. Qing Dynasty period. 爐為橋耳，扁寬，雙耳窈窕，耳孔扁圓，口薄壁薄，膛底稍厚，腹圓垂，足精巧，無處不工，皮色呈黑漆古，實蘊藏經，寶光溢彩，珠瑩玉潤，銅質優良，為混合精煉銅也，柔綿如絨，細密膩實，“宣德年製”款識。整器包漿沉厚，入手沉穩，實屬難得。