A RARE IRON-RUST GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER WITH MATCHING STAND, MID-QING China, 18^th century. The censer of bombé form and set with two elongated D-shaped handles at the rim, covered in a reddish-brown glaze suffused with minute iridescent black flecks, the interior and the ends of the feet left unglazed, revealing the buff ware. The stand modeled as overlapping leaf petals with a cash coin in the center and similarly glazed save for the ends of the feet and the underside. (2)

Provenance: From a private collection of American expatriates avidly collecting Chinese art in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1980s, thence by descent.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, the stand with a small chip to the underside.

Weight: 734.5 g (the censer) and 234.9 g (the stand)
Dimensions: Width 17.5 cm (at the widest points), Height 15.5 cm (incl. stand)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related iron-rust glazed censer, but lacking the matching stand, at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 28 May 2021, lot 2996, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 500,000-700,000. 明代中期罕見鐵鏽花釉橋梁耳三足爐及相配底座 中國，十八世紀。雙橋梁耳爐式，線條圓潤流暢，通體施鐵鏽斑釉，釉色呈斑駁的深赭褐色，間雜鐵灰色金屬斑，內部和腳底未上釉，露出淺黃色的器皿。底座呈蓮葉狀，中央一個銅板紋。

來源：香港一個熱衷於中國藝術的美裔私人收藏與1970至80年代購得，保存至今
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，底座底部有小開片

重量：734.5 克(爐)，234.9 克 (底座)
尺寸：寬17.5 厘米 (最寬処), 高15.5 厘米 (含底座)

拍賣結果比較：一件相近的鐵鏽花釉爐，但缺乏匹配底座，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2021年5月28日 lot 2996, 估價HKD 500,000-700,000.