Lot Essay
Compare with a very similar censer from the Qing Court Collection, standing on the same three feet and with identical decoration on the body (with bronze panels reserved on a cloisonné 'lotus' ground) illustrated in Metal-bodied Enamel Ware - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong 2002, p.158, pl.150. The illustration shows the original handles and finial.
See also another Qianlong tripod censer of similar shape, sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 30 May 2005, lot 1285.
See also another Qianlong tripod censer of similar shape, sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, 30 May 2005, lot 1285.