Cast Qianlong six-character mark and of the period|Heavily cast of compressed globular form elegantly supported on three tapering feet, the rounded sides gently rising to a waisted rim, surmounted by a pair of slightly-flaring loop handles, the surface of attractive brownish-copper tone. 25.5cm (10in) wide|清乾隆 銅沖耳三足爐「大清乾隆年製」楷書鑄款Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源： 英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今Compare two smaller related bronze tripod incense burners, Qianlong six-character marks and of the period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Splendor of from the Yongle (1403-1424) and Xuande (1426-1435) Reigns of China's Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2010, pls.160-161.A smaller bronze tripod censer, Qianlong cast seal mark and of the period, was sold at Christie's New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1533.