DEHUA OCTAGONAL 'MARCO POLO' CENSER AND STAND,KANGXI PERIOD

DEHUA OCTAGONAL 'MARCO POLO' CENSER AND STAND,KANGXI PERIOD, the foliate-moulded and pierced cover surmounted with nine relief flower-head bosses, the censer body with four scroll handles, each facet moulded with foliate patterns, the conforming stand with ruyi-head feet, the censer 13.3cm wide, the stand 14.6cm wide Provenance: Lawrences Crewkerne, 22nd April 2004, lot 419. Note: a similar 'Marco Polo' censer is extant in the British Museum (Franks.17). For others see Pierson, S., Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London 2004, pl.78 p.80; and Donnelly, P.J., Blanc de Chine, London 1969, pl.16. For a market example see Bonhams London, 13th May 2010, lot 305. Two similar censers are also illustrated in Ayers, The Royal Collection, 2016, Vol. 1, nos 79 & 81. Furthermore, another is illustrated by Patricia Ferguson's text, pg.36, where she also mentions an example in the Philippe d'Orleans inventory of 1724