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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
AN AMBER BANGLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the band of circular section and unadorned aside from
a small section carved in low relief with a mythical
beast grasping a sprig of lingzhi in its mouth, the resin a
translucent reddish-brown color suffused with brown streaks
and inclusions
Diameter 3¼ in., 8.2 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3rd May 1994, lot 337.

$ 5,000-6,000

清十八世紀 琥珀雕瑞獸銜芝紋鐲

來源
香港蘇富比1994年5月3日，編號337

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A MINIATURE MOLDED GOURD ‘DRAGON’
VASE
DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD
the pear-shaped ovoid body rising to a short cylindrical neck,
molded to the exterior with a chilong striding amidst stylized
scrolls, the mouth applied with a tortoiseshell mount, the
base molded with a four-character reign mark within a
square cartouche
Height 2⅜ in., 6 cm
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PROVENANCE
Christie’s Paris, 7th December 2007, lot 120. PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON COLLECTION PROVENANCE
A SET OF FIVE LARGE HARDSTONE-INLAID Collection of Mrs. Leopold Stokowski (1880-1948) and
◉ $ 20,000-30,000 Edward G. Getz (d. 1932).
CINNABAR LACQUER ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’
PANELS AND FIVE CARVED CINNABAR American Art Association, New York, 24th-25th March 1927,
清道光 匏製龍紋小瓶 LACQUER ‘FIGURAL’ PANELS lot 493.
Collection of William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930), and
《道光年製》款 LATE QING DYNASTY thence by descent.
來源 each panel of rectangular shape, five of the panels executed ◉ $ 30,000-50,000
巴黎佳士得2007年12月7日，編號120 in carved cinnabar lacquer on one side each depicting figures
enjoying leisurely pursuits in a garden setting, the figures
and landscape elements all in high relief against variously 清末 剔紅嵌寶花鳥圖掛屏五件及剔紅人物
patterned grounds, the reverse of each panel lacquered
black and featuring a selection of the ‘Hundred Antiques’ in 圖掛屏五件
gilt, the other five panels each decorated on one side with
naturalistic scenes of birds and flowers, inlaid in multi-hued 來源
jade, jadeite, hardstone, and wood appliques all against 利奧波德•斯托科夫斯基夫人 (1880-1948) 及 Edward
a finely patterned carved cinnabar lacquer ground, the G. Getz (1932年逝) 收藏
reverse of each panel lacquered black and inscribed in gilt
calligraphic verse (10) 美國藝術聯盟，紐約，1927年3月24至25日，編號493
Height of largest 42⅞ in., 108.9 cm; Width 29¼ in., 74.3 cm William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) 收藏，此後家族
傳承

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