Lot 587. A small lobed gilt-splashed bronze censer, 17th-18th century. Length  3 1/8  in., 8 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 10,000 USD. Lot sold 23,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

of quatrefoil section, the lobes tapering towards the base and set to either side with lion-mask handles cast in high relief, all raised on four cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, the greenish-brown patina with numerous gilt 'splashes' in varying sizes, the base with an apocryphal Xuande mark. 

Provenance: English Private Collection.