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A FAMIlle ROse PORcelAIN PIllOW,
QINg dyNAsTy

China, 18th-19th century. The main sides neatly
enameled and additionally painted above the glaze with
garden scenes of noble ladies and their attendants amid
blooming peonies and bamboo, sprays of lotus and
prunus blossoms to the smaller sides.

Provenance: From the
collection of Georg Weifert
(1850-1937). Thence
by descent in the same
family. Weifert was a
Serbo-Austrian industrialist
and the first governor of
the Federal Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia Georg Weifert (1850-1937)
and Slovenia.
condition: Old wear, traces of use and minor abrasions,
small firing crack, one small chip visibly repaired.

Weight: 1,500 g
Dimensions: 25.4 x 12.4 x 9 cm

粉彩人物場景瓷枕，清代
中國，十八至十九世紀。 主要面琺瑯彩完整，呈現貴族女士與仕女
於牡丹竹林休憩，側邊則點綴著荷花與梅花。
來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今
。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯
洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
品相：老磨損，使用痕跡與輕微擦傷，小燒製開片，一條可見的小
裂口已被修補。
重量：1,500 克
尺寸：25.4 x 12.4 x 9 厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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A RARe PAIR OF FAMIlle ROse
hOOKAh bAses, 18Th ceNTuRy
China, 1730-1800. The pair is finely modeled and enameled in
slight relief with flowers below a ruyi border in bright turquoise,
rose and green enamels with iron-red details painted above
the glaze, the necks with matching decorations. (2)

Provenance: Private collection. By repute acquired at Christies
South Kensington in the 1990s.
condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, one with a
minimal chip to the rim, the other with a glaze flake. Minor firing
flaws.

Weight: 798.4 g and 826 g
Dimensions: Height 17.8 cm
Note the extremely fine spiraling lines at the base.
Literature comparison: See Mary Greensted and Peter Hardie,
Chinese Ceramics, The Indian Connection, City of Bristol Museum &
Art Gallery, 1982, pages 35 and 36, for two related Hookah bases.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a Wucai Hookah Base
from the 17th century at Christies New york in Fine Chinese
Ceramics and Works of Art, 19 September 2006, lot 270, sold for
USD $12,000.

一對罕見的粉彩水烟底座，十八世紀
中國，1730-1800。做工細膩，琺琅彩飾花卉紋如意紋，明亮的粉彩釉。
來源：私人收藏，據説購於上世紀九十年代南肯西頓佳士得。
品相：品相極好，一些輕微磨損，邊緣一道小開裂，一些釉面開片，輕微
燒製瑕疵。
重量： 798.4 克；826 克
尺寸： 高 17.8厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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