A Chinese gilt bronze tripod censer

A Chinese gilt bronze tripod censer, 17th century, the censer of compressed form and raised on three short tapering feet and applied with two upright loop handles on the rim, the base cast with a six-character apocryphal Xuande mark, 16.2cm long across the handles, 1,223 gramsProvenance: Property of a Gentleman collected in the 1980's or 1990's 17世纪 铜鎏金"大明宣德年制"款压经炉拍品来源：英国私人收藏，购于上世纪八十-九十年代Condition Report: Wear to the gilding, erosion and encrustation to the exterior and the rimCondition Report Disclaimer