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A RARE LAPIS LAZULI TRIPOD INCENSE Lapis Lazuli was valued for its beautiful colour
BURNER AND COVER, DING and and the sparkle of gold from the pyrite
Qing Dynasty inclusions. See a closely-related but smaller
The lustrous blue stone carved around the lapis lazuli archaistic tripod incense burner and
exterior with an inscription reading 大唐 cover, late 18th/19th century, in the British
貞觀寶鼎 (‘Da Tang Zhenguan Baoding’), Royal Collection, listed by 1920 in Queen
‘Precious ding from the Tang Zhenguan Reign’, Mary’s Bibelots, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese
supported on three double scroll and paw and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of
cabriole feet, the sides with mythical-beast- Her Majesty the Queen, vol.III, London, 2016,
head handles suspending loose rings, the p.827, no.1922. A related archaistic lapis lazuli
domed cover similarly carved with characters, censer, gui, dated 18th century (12cm wide),
carved hardwood stand. was sold at Christie’s London, 11 November
14.2cm (5 5/8in) wide across the handles. (3). 2011, lot 1368.

£3,000 - 5,000 青金石屬珍罕石材，色澤藍紫，部分有白斑
CNY27,000 - 45,000 紋。參考英國皇家收藏一例十八世紀晚期/
十九世紀青金石仿古紋三足爐，形似本例惟
體積稍小，早在1920年即被收錄入《瑪麗王
清 青金石三足鼎式蓋爐 后擺飾（Queen Mary’s Bibelots）》清單，
圖見於J.Ayers著，《Chinese and Japanese
Provenance: Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty Lot 68 (invoice)
Spink & Son Ltd., London, the Queen》，卷三，倫敦，2016年，頁827，
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired 編號1922。倫敦佳士得曾於2011年11月11日
from the above on 31 March 1925, and 售出一例十八世紀青金石簋式爐，
thence by descent 拍品編號1368，可資比對。

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1925
年3月31日購自上者，
並由後人保存迄今

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.