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A RARE MUGHAL-STYLE DIAMOND AND OTHER GEM-SET Many tribute jades inlaid with precious stones made by Mughal craftsmen
ROCK-CRYSTAL BOWL AND COVER were received by the Qing court. These were particularly appreciated by the
18TH CENTURY Qianlong emperor who wrote poems in praise of their quality.
The fnely worked bowl is raised on a splayed foot and is embellished with
a gold lattice of fower heads with scrolling leafy tendrils inset with nine
diamonds and semi-precious stones. The domed cover is similarly decorated 清十八世紀 痕都斯坦式水晶嵌鑽石蓋碗
and is surmounted by a globular fnial with a fower-head.
4 in. (10 cm.) diam.
£10,000-20,000 US$14,000-26,000 來源:
€12,000-23,000
Frederick P. Weissman 舊藏
PROVENANCE:
The Estate of Frederick P. Weissman. 紐約蘇富比1989年3月22日，拍品201
Sotheby's New York, 22 March 1989, lot 201.
Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010). Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010)珍藏

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