China, late 17th-19th century. The compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, set at the shoulder with a pair of loop handles. The underside with a seal mark cast in low relief within a horizontal, rectangular reserve, reading: “da Qing Kangxi nian zhi yan tai shi shi jing zao”. Condition: The black lacquer coating is strongly worn with some areas revealing the naked bronze especially to the edges. There are areas of extensive erosion as well as dents and nicks all over, some soiling, and verdigris to the interior. Minor casting flaws. Provenance: From a British private estate. Weight: 4.8 kg Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm With an associated wood base dating from ca. 1900 and bearing several manually inscribed collectors’ notes on paper, written in German. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a different censer, but bearing the same mark, at Lyon & Turnbull, London, June 16th 2015, lot 471, sold for GBP £7,500. 雙耳銅爐，清代 中國，十七世紀末至十九世紀。球狀爐體，圈足外撇，兩側一對環形耳。 爐底印製“大清康熙年制燕台施氏精造”。 品相：黑色漆塗層局部強烈磨損，尤其是邊緣露出了原銅色。有廣泛的侵蝕區域，到處都是凹痕和刻痕，內部有些污垢和銅綠。輕微鑄造缺陷。 來源：英國私人遺產. 重量：4.8 公斤 尺寸：重量11.5 厘米