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From a Private Collection in Adelaide
阿德萊德私人收藏的中國書畫及晚清瓷雜
Lot 55 to 63

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOTTLE
VASES
Guangxu mark and of the period
31.9cm high (2).
$12,000 - 18,000
Provenance:
The Collection of Dame Nellie Melba
Sotheby's Australia, Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba
GBE, Melbourne, 31 March to 1 April 2015, lot 236
Private collection, Adelaide

Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931) was Australia's first international
superstar and an opera singer. In 2015, a part of her estate including
jewellery, works of art, and Asian porcelain were offered on the market
to support the restoration and conservation of her Coombe Cottage
estate at country Victoria.
清光緒 粉彩五蝠龍鳳紋瓶一對 「大清光緒年製」礬紅楷書底款

傳承：
墨爾本 Nellie Melba 女爵收藏
澳大利亞蘇富比，墨爾本，Nellie Melba 女爵部分遺產拍賣，2015年
3月31日至於4月1日，拍品236 55

Nellie Melba 女爵 (1861-1931)，是澳大利亞首位享譽世界的歌劇明
星。2015年她遺產中的一部分珠寶、工藝品及亞洲藝術交付拍賣，用
以支持其維省 Coombe Cottage 故居的維護。

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