A Blue And White Lotus Tripod Censer Qianlong Six-Character Sealmark The bulbous body is painted in inky-blue tones with scrolling lotus extending to the feet, below a band of ruyi-heads on the shoulder, the neck with a pair of bats between lotus scrolls, the rims with keyfret bands, reserving the reign mark in a line on the mouth rim. Height:30cm, Width:26cm, Condition: With some wear commensurate with age. Glaze gap visible. Auction Result Comparison: Compare a close related lot, at Christie’s FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART on 5 Nov 2019, lot 185, sold for GBP 40,000. Provenance: Previously from assets of Russell & Co., the American company in the Far East in the 19th century, founded by Samul Russell.