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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD
GEM-INSET FIGURE OF AN ‘ABLE MINISTER’
Qianlong
Superbly modelled, seated with the right hand raised as if to hold an
implement, the left resting on his lap, dressed in multiple loose robes
opened at the chest and tied with a double knot, finely incised with
floral designs at the hem and decorated with intricate filigree designs
of ruyi and clouds inset with tourmaline, pearls and turquoise, wearing
a billowing scarf around the shoulders, the well-defined face with a
serene expression defined by a gentle smile framed by neatly adorned
hair gathered up in a high chignon, fitted box.
13cm (5in) high, overall 560g., tested for high gold purity. (2).
£80,000 - 120,000
CNY630,000 - 940,000
清乾隆 金嵌寶七珍「主藏臣寳」像
Provenance: Sir Michael Oppenheimer (3rd Baronet, 1924-2020) and
Lady Helen Oppenheimer DD (1926-2022), and thence by descent
來源:Michael Oppenheimer 爵士(三代從男爵,1924-2020年)
與Helen Oppenheimer爵士夫人(1926-2022年)舊藏,並由後人保
存迄今
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