A copper inlaid spherical insence burner and covering China, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912), Daoguang (1820 - 1850) delicately modelled with a spherical body comprising two hemispheres, each reticulated with five roundels, two enclosing a coin-shaped design surrounded by geometric patterns, the other three enclosing a stylised shou character, the upper hemisphere further inlaid in silver with mythical beasts amidst cloud swirls, the lower similarly decorated with designs of floral motifs, including lotus and prunus blossoms, the interior fitted with three ring gimbals and a central bowl to hold the gui-form incense burner, the surface patinated to a warm caramel-brown tone, together with a later chain. Provenance: French private collection - Galerie art asiatique, Marseille Similar Example: Similar Examples: * Sotheby's Hong Kong, 07 October 2014 Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich Hausmann Lot 3379, sold for 75 000 hkd * Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art, June 2004, cat. no. 15. , , Diameter: 12 cm