Heavy bronze 'Dragon' censer and cover Chinese, 18th Centuryof oval form, with reticulated cover cast with phoenix and dragons amongst clouds, the body cast with a band of dragons emerging from waves, with cast mythical beast handles and dragon finial, with six character Xuande mark to base, on an hardwood possibly huanghuali stand, 33.5cm high x 23cm long. Stand 29cm long x 20cm wideProvenance: Hazelwood, Shanghai circa 1930 then by descent. Hazelwood is a large classical property in Shanghai designed by Clough Williams-Ellis and is now on the site of the Radisson Xingguo HotelA similar censer was sold at , New York, lot 2119, 13th March 2017With a large dent in the side. The vendor's family have no idea about how this happened, but there is some talk that it may have been a bullet, but there is nothing to corroborate this.