A BRONZE ELEPHANT TRIPOD CENSER, China, 17th/18th ct. Three legs and two handles in the shape of elephant heads, the body cast with lotus blossoms and scrolls, and a cover with openwork lotus blossoms and scrolls, topped with a finial in the shape of a recumbent elephant, carrying a stemmed vessel on its back, containing precious objects - Formerly property from a French private collection - The rim of the cover very slightly chipped, minor wear