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Lot details China, 17th-18th century. The compressed globular body supported on three tall legs and rising to a galleried rim set with two upright loop handles. Finely decorated with silver and gilt inlays with an intricate archaistic taotie mask to either side, below key-fret bands along the rim and handles, each foot additionally inlaid with a rectangular design. Provenance: From a private collection in Los Angeles, California, USA. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks, light scratches, small dents, and few small losses to inlays. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina. Weight: 698.1 g Dimensions: Height 13.8 cm, Width 10.8 cm (across handles) Auction result comparison: Compare a related silver wire-inlaid bronze tripod censer, dated to the 16th century, at Christie’s Hong Kong in The Imperial Sale & Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 3 June 2015, lot 3315, sold for HKD 150,000. Compare a related gold and silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer, also dated 17th-18th century, of larger size (26 cm), at Bonhams London in The Parry Collection of Chinese Art on 2 November 2021, lot 18, sold for GBP 18,375. 明末清初銅錯金銀鼎式爐 中國，十七至十八世紀。鼎式爐球形深腹，雙立耳，下承三蹄足。外壁錯金銀饕餮紋。 來源：美國加利福尼亞洛杉磯私人收藏。 品相：輕微磨損，有微小的劃痕，小凹痕，錯金銀輕微缺損，自然生長的深色包漿。 重量：698.1 克 尺寸：高13.8 厘米, 寬10.8 厘米 (雙耳之間) 拍賣結果：比較一件相近銅錯銀三足爐，十六世紀，見香港佳士得The Imperial Sale & Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2015年6月 3日 lot 3315, 售價HKD 150,000。比較一件相近銅錯金銀三足爐，十七至十八世紀，尺寸稍大 (26 厘米)，見倫敦邦翰思The Parry Collection of Chinese Art 2021年11月2 日 lot 18, 售價GBP 18,375。