AN UNUSUAL MASSIVE 'FOREIGNERS' BRONZE CENSER

Description:

China, 17th/ 18th ct.
B. 31 cm
The globular censer has a pierced cover and is held by two finely cast bearded, barefoot foreigners with curly, coiffed hair, dressed in loose-fitting trousers. They are standing, their facial features are finely detailed. Carved wood stand.
Old southern German private collection, assembled in the 1970s and 80s
Very slightly chipped, few very small repairs