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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
女史珍藏
2953

A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL PETREL-
FORM CANDLESTICK HOLDERS

EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Each is modelled in the form of a petrel with outstretched wings,
clutching in its beak a pearl and standing on top of a turtle above
two serpents to the centre of an everted tripod shallow dish, while
supporting a drip-pan and a holder on top of the head.
9√ in. (25 cm.) high (2)
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000

PROVENANCE
Hélène Rochas Collection fig. 1
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 27 September 2012, lot 132 (fig. 1) 圖一
This unusual combination of a bird, representing a petrel, standing on
a turtle in breaking waves is symbolic of peace. The imagery is from a
legendary reference Haiyen Heqing which purports that the sea will not
be calm until the arrival of sages, and on their eventual appearance the
Yellow River will be clear and tranquil.
For a single example from the Qing Court Collection
at the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Metal-
bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.151; for a
pair in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei,
see Enamel Ware in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties,
Taipei, 1999, pl.55. For a similar example in the
Robert Chang Collection, see Colorful, Elegant,
and Exquisite: A Special Exhibition of Imperial
Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection,
Suzhou, 2007, p.72.

清初 掐絲琺瑯海晏河清燭台一對
來源
Hélène Rochas 舊藏，巴黎
巴黎佳士得，2012 年 9 月 27 日，拍品 132
號（圖一）
此對燭台原為巴黎 Hélène Rochas 女士舊藏。Rochas
女士之夫婿創立了聞名全球的香水品牌 Rochas。
Rochas 女士品味優雅，並與諸多服裝設計師及
藝術家如波普藝術大師安迪·沃荷關係良好。
清宮舊藏中有數件造型類似的掐絲琺瑯燭
台，見故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集《金
屬胎琺瑯器》，香港，2002 年，圖版
151 號，及《明清琺瑯器展覽圖錄》，
台北，1999 年，圖版 55 號。張宗憲
先生亦藏有一件，見《絢麗、華貴、
至尊—香港張宗憲先生珍藏御製宮廷
掐絲琺瑯器特展》，蘇州，2007 年，
頁 72。

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