China, 1573-1620. The slightly rounded sides rising from the flat base, below three evenly spaced unsupportive beast mask 'feet', to an incurved dished rim, painted with three phoenixes divided by ruyi heads and surrounded by flames, framed by circumferential lines, below a band of leiwen and auspicious symbols, the rim with three evenly spaced flowers on scrolling leafy vines.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. The greater part of the Holzapfel Oriental Ceramics collection was formed in England and Ireland in the late 1950s and 1960s. After the death of Mr. Holzapfel, most of his pieces went to his children, ten in all. Two of Mr. Holzapfel's eldest sons then started their own collections in the early 1970s, both by adding significantly to their shares of the inheritance. Collecting was eventually continued by one of Mr. Holzapfel's grandsons, who lives in Switzerland and is a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family circa between 1970 and 2005 and has remained in the family ever since.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as kiln grit, minor firing cracks, glaze pooling and recesses, and minor flakes, as well as fritting mostly around the base, few small chips to base.Weight: 1,317 gDimensions: Height 14.2 cm, Diameter 16.3 cmLiterature comparison: A related but larger censer, dated 1637, was included in the Min Chiu Society exhibition Radiant Ming 1368-1644 through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong, 2015, cat. no. 281.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Wanli blue and white censer, though of considerably larger size and dated 1611, at Sotheby's London in Chinese Art on 10 November 2017, lot 252, sold for GBP 8,125.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.萬曆青花鳳凰紋香爐中國,1573-1620年。底足平坦,筒形,三個獸面足。爐外壁描畫三隻穿花鳳凰,如意紋相間,火焰環繞,八寶紋,纏枝花卉紋。來源:瑞士日內瓦Holzapfel收藏。 Holzapfel 東方陶瓷收藏的大部分藏品是在1950年至1960年代在英國和愛爾蘭成立的。Holzapfel老先生去世後,他的大部分藏品都交給了他的十個孩子。Holzapfel先生年長的兩個孩子隨後於1970年代初開始了自己的收藏,都擴大了從遺產得到的收藏。Holzapfel先生的孫子之一他目前居住在瑞士,是東方陶瓷協會的成員,他最終延續了收藏工作。此拍品是Holzapfel家族第二代1970 年至 2005年間收藏的,在家族相傳至今。 圖片:Holzapfel東方陶瓷收藏的一部分,包括此拍品。品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒制缺陷,例如窯渣、較小的開片,釉料積聚和凹陷,較小的剝落,以及大部分在底足周圍燒結,底足些許磕碰。重量:1,317 克尺寸:高14.2 厘米, 直徑16.3 厘米拍賣結果比較:一件相似萬曆青花爐,尺寸更大,1611年,見倫敦蘇富比Chinese Art 拍場2017年11月10日 lot 252, 售價GBP 8,125.