A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

with a compressed body rising to a waisted neck and everted rim surmounted by a pair of upright handles, all supported on three tapering legs, the base centred with a recessed cartouche enclosing an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, the exterior of the vessel decorated liberally overall save for the mark with gold splashes

Some of the gold-splashes are slightly rubbed, and there is general surface wear. The tips of two of the feet show evidence of where they were stabilised during the casting process.
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