A rare famille verte tiered quatrefoil censer and cover, Kangxi, late 17th century, glazed on the biscuit in green, pale green, yellow and aubergine, supported on four animal mask feet, with a pierced trellis pattern to the upper section and sloping sides of the cover, surmounted by a Buddhist lion, 29 cm high, 19.5 cm square, fitted hardwood stand. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis 29/42, late 1980's. For a similar censer in the Perceval David Foundation, see 'Ch'ing Enamelled Wares' no. A812, 1958