Lot 3658. A gold-splashed bronze tripod incense burner, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 25.3 cm, 9 7/8  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD (5,093 - 7,640 USD). Lot sold. 1,187,500 HKD (151,204 USD).Courtesy Sotheby's

with a compressed body rising to a waisted neck and everted rim surmounted by a pair of upright handles, all supported on three tapering legs, the base centred with a recessed cartouche enclosing an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark, the exterior of the vessel decorated liberally overall save for the mark with gold splashes.