明末至清初 銅戟耳象首三足爐 《大明宣德年製》仿款

of cylindrical section with a flat base rising to a flaring mouth, the sides flanked by a pair of angular handles with corners covered in ruyi motifs, standing on three feet modelled as elephant heads, each animal with long tusks and a ribbed trunk, the base centred with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, the bronze patinated to a golden toffee-brown colour

Good overall condition, with just minute debts to the mouthrim, underside of the vessel and tips of the feet. Oxidisation to the surface, especially the interior.
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