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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ARCHAISTIC LAPIS LAZULI VASE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the pear-shaped body set with a large pair of dragon handles
and carved to the front and back with a taotie mask, the stone
of dark greyish-blue tone
10.5 cm, 4⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
Purchased in Singapore in 1979.
಴ £ 800-1,200 US$ 1,150-1,700
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PROPERTY FROM A SPANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CINNABAR
LACQUER ‘NINE DRAGON’ BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
the domed circular cover Þ nely carved with a full frontal Þ ve-
clawed scaly dragon in pursuit of a ß aming pearl, around the
sides of the cover and box stride another eight dragons in
mutual pursuit of ß aming pearls, all reserved on a ground of
turbulent foaming waves, the interior and base lacquered black
(2)
44 cm, 17¼ in.
£ 8,000-12,000 US$ 11,300-16,900

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PROPERTY FROM A SPANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A TWELVE!PANEL COROMANDEL
‘BIRTHDAY’ SCREEN DATED TO THE 12TH
YEAR OF YONGZHENG, CORRESPONDING
TO 1734
decorated with immortals in a mountainous landscape, playing
weiqi, unfurling a scroll and conversing with each other,
with further immortals on qilin, riding waves and standing
on clouds, above shaped panels of birds and butterß ies
amongst ß owers, the reverse with a long inscription, between
rectangular landscape panels and shaped panels of mythical
animals
(12)
Each panel: 44 cm by 284.5 cm, 17¼ by 112 in.
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: £ 10,000-15,000 US$ 14,100-21,200
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