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A BRONZE LOBED HAND WARMER AND COVER Provenance: Francesco Maria, Marchese Taliani de Marchio (1887 -
Zhang Mingqi zhi seal mark, 17th/18th century 1968), Grand Officer of the Italian Crown, Commander of the Order
Of lobed form, the body rising from a flat base and flanked by two of St Maurice and Lazarus, and Commander of the Order of Pius
ring handles, the fitted cover intricately pierced with a diaper ground IX (Ordine Piano), and his wife Archduchess Maragaretha d’Austria
of quatrefoil designs, the base incised with a four-character seal mark Toscana, Marchesa Taliani de Marchio (1894 – 1986).
reading Zhang Mingqi Zhi (‘Made by Zhang Mingqi’). According to the collection inventory list, acquired from K. D. Lu,
27cm (10 6/8in) wide Shanghai, 15 August 1941.

£2,000 - 3,000 來源： 佛朗西斯高•瑪利亞，塔里安利•得•馬基奧侯爵（1887-1968）
CNY18,000 - 27,000 及馬加烈特•奧地利-托斯卡納女大公，塔里安利•得•馬基奧女侯爵
（1894-1986）伉儷收藏
據檔案記載，於1941年8月15日購自上海古董商鼎盛齋古玩號
十七/十八世紀 銅瓜棱式手爐
「張鳴歧製」篆書款 The sophisticated shape and meticulously cut-out designs of the
present lot are typical features Zhang Mingqi, a craftsman active during
the late Ming dynasty and highly regarded for the tactile and elliptical
shapes of his handwarmers.

A similar bronze hand warmer and cover, Zhang Mingqi mark, late Ming
dynasty, was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2014, lot 3317.

76 (inventory list)

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot THE MARCHESE AND MARCHESA
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. TALIANI DE MARCHIO COLLECTION | 93