Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century|Each of carefully potted bombé form, simulating Ming dynasty bronze censers, the first standing on a flared foot, its waisted neck and swelling sides supporting two arched openwork handles, all surfaces, except the recessed base and the floor of the interior well, applied with a brownish-red glaze suffused with iridescent speckles; the second rising from a nearly straight foot to a gently waisted neck, with a thin, slightly rounded rim, flanked by two stylized chilong handles, the rust-red glaze mottled with silver-gray spots, the foot pad and the interior floor unglazed.|5 3/8 and 5in (3.7 and 2.7cm) wide across handles|ProvenanceCollection of Brooks & Dorothy CofieldLarger censer:Estate of Theodora Lang, granddaughter of Hamm's Brewing founder Theodore Hamm, St. Paul, MinnesotaJeremy Moore Antiques, Minneapolis, Minnesota, acquired 12th October 2010Smaller censer:an English CollectionTom Tigerio Antiques, Seattle, Washington, acquired 27th March 2009