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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED
                                           IN THE 1980S AND 1990S

•*250

A GROUP OF FOUR BAMBOO CARVINGS
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

The group comprises: a bamboo veneer ruyi sceptre carved with

auspicious motifs; two incense holders carved with scholars amongst

pine; and a bamboo parfumier incised with an intricate maritime

scene.

The largest, 14 in. (35.6 cm.) long                                   (4)

£6,000-8,000                         $8,500-11,000
                                     €7,600-10,000

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in
the 1980s and 1990s.

清十九及二十世紀 竹雕文房用品一組四件

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A HUANGHUALI STAND AND A BOXWOOD STAND                                     250
19TH-20TH CENTURY

The frst is a boxwood stand carved with a fan-shaped top with

archaistic scrolls to the aprons and animal claw-form feet joined by

four stretchers. The huanghuali stand is carved in imitation of natural

root wood.

6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) high                                                (2)

£3,000-5,000                         $4,300-7,000
                                     €3,800-6,300

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in
the 1980s and 1990s.

十九/二十世紀 黃花梨几及黃楊木几一組兩件

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