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A CARVED OPENWORK BOXWOOD A FAMILLE VERTE
‘MOUNTAIN’ BRUSHREST, QING ENAMELED PORCELAIN
DYNASTY BRUSHPOT, QING DYNASTY
The wood well carved in high relief Of cylindrical form, painted in
with reticulated areas. Good patina! vivid green, yellow, aubergine
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China, 19 century and blue enamels, as well as in
iron-red, black and gold. The
The gnarled wood carved as a craggy glaze is covering the interior
mountain range dotted with pine and and exterior walls as well as
wutong trees, the foreground with a the circular depression at the
solitary bridge approached by three center of the concave base,
small figures, fitted stand. (2) but not its outer edge
China, 19 century
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A CARVED AGATE ‘LOTUS’ WASHER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY A ‘REALGAR’ IMITATION GLASS BRUSH POT, QING Weight: 137 grams Delicately and lively painted
Translucent agate of golden-brown and amber tones, with shades of bluish white, DYNASTY Dimensions: Length 20 cm depiction of three playful
and few scattered speckles of dark brown. Outstanding polish The tapered body rising from a flat base, the glass of rich fiery Condition: Excellent condition with Buddhist lions, all fighting
China, 18 century orange-red tone. extensive wear as expected on an old for the possession of a large
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China, 18 – very early 19 century piece of boxwood brocade ball, surrounded
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The flattened vessel carved in the form of a curved lotus leaf, the rounded Provenance: French private collection by iron-red flames and a
sides rising to a lobed rim gently curving inward, decorated in high relief on the ‘Realgar’ glass is assumed to have been developed at the gilt magic pearl. The upper
exterior with a blooming lotus flower accompanied by its tendril and leaves, Imperial glassworks during the Kangxi period (1662-1722), Literature comparison: Uncanny and lower end of the scene
the translucent stone of attractive variegated tones of golden amber and honey when production was under the directorship of Kilian Stumpf Ingenuity and Celestial Feats, The surrounded by a spiral- and a
suffusing with vermillion-red and dark-brown patches and blueish-white mottling. and his fellow Jesuits, who set up the glassworks for the Carvings of the Ming and Qing triangle-border respectively.
The inside neatly inside with lotus-flower details. Emperor in 1696. Plain realgar glass items such as the present Dynasties. Bamboo, Wood and Fruit
brush pot were made in large numbers throughout the 18th Stones. The National Palace Museum Shape: Cylindric, with rounded
Shape: Lotus leaf century and a large proportion of them were apparently of Taipei. Chi Jo-hsin. Pages 97-112. lip
Weight: 62 grams produced at the court to be distributed as gifts. By the mid- Weight: 634 grams
Dimensions: 8,2 x 4,2 cm Qing period, carved realgar, instead of plain realgar, began to 㶭ẋ湫㣲㛐晽䫮㒙 Dimensions: Height 13,4 cm,
Condition: Absolutely perfect condition take fashion among the glassworks and many fine examples 䱦伶㴖晽炻⊭㻧⬴┬ diameter 11,9 cm
Provenance: United Kingdom private collection were produced with this style of decoration. ᷕ⚳炻IJĺᶾ䲨 Condition: Excellent, with
⑩䚠㤝⤥ some wear as expected on an
Auction result comparison: IMPORTANT CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 03 APRIL 2018, Shape: Tapered cylindric form 㱽⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 old and authentic piece
HONG KONG, lot 3687. (for an agate ‘lotus’ washer of similar size and style) Weight: 352 grams Provenance: French private
Dimensions: Height 11,3 cm EstimateġEUR 300,- collection
IJĹᶾ䲨㶭ẋ”咖剙”晽䐒䐁䫮㲿 Condition: Perfect condition with only minimal wear, Starting price EUR 150,-
䏍䍨刚⋲德㖶䐒䐁炻堐朊⬴伶䢐⃱ especially to the foot 㶭ẋḼ⼑ᶱ䋭櫍三䎫䒟䫮䫺
ᷕ⚳炻IJĹᶾ䲨 Provenance: United Kingdom private collection Ḽ⼑䒟炻ℏ⢾⛯㚱ᶲ慱
⑩䚠㤝Ἓ ᷕ⚳炻19ᶾ䲨
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Auction result comparison: COLLECTIONS. Sotheby’s, 02 MAY ⑩䚠㤝Ἓ
2017, LONDON, lot 74. (for a similar brush pot) 㱽⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
EstimateġEUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,- 㶭ẋầ晬湫㕁䫮䫺 EstimateġEUR 400,-
抸⼊ầ晬湫䍣䐫偶 Starting price EUR 200,-
ᷕ⚳炻IJĹᶾ䲨㛓㛇军IJĺᶾ䲨⇅㛇
⑩岒⬴┬
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷

EstimateġEUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-

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