A bronze incense burner standing on three elephant heads, side handles in 'zhan' style with ram's horn finials

Description:

China, Xuande six-character mark, 17th/18th cent.
B. 22/ H. 12,5 cm
Weight: 2.02kg.
Old German private collection, collected between 1960 and 1995
A very similar incense burner is published 'Chinese Incense Burners - Collection of Steven Hung & Lindy Chern', National Museum of History, Taipei, April 2000, No. 86, p. 114 - Minor wear