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A GROUP OF TWELVE HARDWOOD CUPS
19th/20th century
Comprising: six white metal-lined hongmu vessels; and six hardwood
vessels carved with bamboo-form handles.
The largest 10.5cm (4.1/8in) wide across the handles. (12).
£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by
descent
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A ‘PINE AND ROCKWORK’ FORM INK STONE AND WASHER
62 Qing Dynasty
The open flat surface in the form of stylised rockwork, with pine
motifs around the exterior, a well carved to one side of the interior to
contain water, box.
18.5cm (7.1/4in) long.
£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by
descent
Acquired from Alex Koh, 30 August 1999.
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A LARGE RECTANGULAR INKSTONE
Qing Dynasty
Carved to the exterior with figures at leisure in a pavilion garden,
the interior inscription relates to ‘蘭亭集序 Lantingji Xu’, a Chinese
calligraphy work generally considered to be written by the well-
known calligrapher Wang Xizhi (303 – 361) from the Eastern Jin
Dynasty (317 – 420).
28.2cm (11.1/8in) long.
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000
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Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by
descent
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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