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A CHINESE EXPORT TORTOISESHELL TWO HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOTS
BOX AND COVER A DEEPLY CARVED CANTONESE EBONY Qing Dynasty
19th century CASKET Each well-hollowed pot with subtly waisted
The cover with a topographical scene 19th century sides, the deep ochre-hued wood with darker
depicting Longwood House on the Island of With internal tray, all lined in purple velvet, striated grain patterns.
St. Helena, the residence depicted within a the lid and sides deeply carved with luxuriant Each approx. 13.2cm (in) high (2).
compound, before a mountainous landscape, garden scenes.
the base carved with a traditional Chinese 19cm (7 1/2in) wide (2). £1,200 - 1,500
scene of figures at leisure in pavilion gardens. CNY10,000 - 13,000 HK$12,000 - 15,000
7.6cm (3in) diam. (2). £500 - 800 HK$5,000 - 8,000
CNY4,300 - 6,900 104
£800 - 1,200 A HUANGHUALI BRUSH POT
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000 Compare to an ivory casket of the dame Qing Dynasty
design, dated Daoguang-Xianfeng, in Chinese The cylindrical section vessel with a base
Provenance Ivories from the Kwan Collection, The Chinese plate, the fine grained wood of a dark, rich
An Important German private collection. University of Hong Kong, 1990, pl. 179. caramel hue.
13cm (5 1/8in) high
Longwood House was the residence of
Napoleon Bonaparte, during his exile on the £800 - 1,200
island of Saint Helena, from 10 December CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
1815 until his death on 5 May 1821.

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