China, 1736-1820. Of circular form, rising from three elongated, tapering legs, the galleried rim set with two upright loop handles decorated with C-scrolls, the body decorated with kuilong scrolls, lotus blossoms, and scrolling vines issuing flowerheads, the legs depicting scrolls and flowers, all above a turquoise ground. The body with a gilt band above the legs and a gilt rim.

Provenance: Collection of Anton Exner, Vienna, thence by descent. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, acquired from the above. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above before 1999. A collection number ‘SI [XX]’ lacquered to the rim. A copy of an excerpt of the Galerie Zacke description from before 1999, confirming the dating and provenance above, accompanies this lot. Anton Exner (1882-1952) was the most important dealer, collector, and assessor of East Asian art in Vienna during the interwar period. His collection included all branches of Asian art – particularly Chinese and Japanese – from all epochs. During a long sojourn in Canada and the USA from 1908 to 1910, he made contact with Chinese dealers and later acquired handicrafts and Japanese silk blouses at various Asian ports, which formed the basis for his future business activities in Vienna. From then on, he went almost every year on buying trips to the Far East. The Austrian auction house Dorotheum appointed him as a sworn assessor of Asian art, a position he held for around a quarter of a century. From the early 1920s, he lent objects for all major exhibitions of Asian art in Vienna.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few nicks and scratches, little bruising, small chips, minor losses to the enamels, and manufacturing flaws including pitting.

Weight: 397.2 g
Dimensions: Height 15.6 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2015, lot 663
Price: HKD 112,500 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamel archaistic tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form. Note the smaller size (10 cm) and cover.



乾隆至嘉慶掐絲琺瑯三足鼎式爐
中國，1736-1820年。鼎式爐，雙沖耳，三圓柱形足向下變尖。爐身藍地纏枝蓮花，飾有夔龍紋。

來源：維也納Anton Exner，保存至今；維也納Galerie Zacke藝廊，購於上述藝廊；奧地利私人收藏，購於上述藝廊，購於1999年前。邊沿處有收藏編號 ‘SI [XX]’ 。隨附一份1999年前Galerie Zacke目錄摘要複印本，確認時間和來源。Anton Exner (1882-1952) 是兩次世界大戰期間維也納最重要的東亞藝術經銷商、收藏家和評估員。他的收藏包括亞洲藝術的所有分支——尤其是中國和日本——來自各個時代。1908 年至 1910 年在加拿大和美國逗留期間，他接觸了中國商人，後來在亞洲各個港口收購了手工藝品和日本絲綢女衫，為他日後在維也納的商業活動奠定了基礎。從那以後，他幾乎每年都去遠東旅行。奧地利拍賣行 Dorotheum 任命他為亞洲藝術的宣誓評估員，他擔任這一職位大約25年。從二十年代初開始，他為維也納所有主要的亞洲藝術展覽出借物品。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、少許刻痕和劃痕、小缺口、少量琺瑯缺損以及包括點蝕在內的製造缺陷。

重量：397.2 克
尺寸：高15.6 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2015年6月1日，lot 663
價格：HKD 112,500（相當於今日EUR 15,500）
描述：清十八 / 十九世紀銅胎掐絲琺瑯仿古紋雙耳三足蓋爐
專家評論：比較相近的外形。請注意尺寸較小 (10 厘米) 和爐蓋。

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