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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 668

AN APPL E - GREEN JADEITE TRIPO D CENSER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH / EARLY
20TH CENTURY
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

AN APPLE-GREEN JADEITE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
清十九世紀末 / 二十世紀初 翠玉雕花卉紋龍耳活環鳳凰牡丹鈕三足蓋爐

the deep, rounded lower section supported on three beast-mask-form feet and surmounted by a galleried rim, the exterior carved
in high relief with flowering foliate scroll, the shoulder set with a pair of openwork dragon-head loop handles each suspending a
loose ring, the domed cover surmounted by an openwork design of a phoenix perched on a twisting branch of blossoming peony
with five loose rings suspended around the sides, the stone a vivid emerald-green with translucent white inclusions, wood stand
(3)

Width 7½ in., 19 cm

Provenance
Collection of the family of William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930), and thence by descent.

來源
William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) 家族收藏，此後家族傳承

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