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A VERY RARE AND FINELY CARVED AMBER
BRUSH WASHER
18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The brush washer is fnely and realistically
carved as a large leaf curled around to form the
well, which is encircled by numerous other
leafy branches bearing peaches and peony. The
color is of deep, mottled red and orange tone,
and the surface has a soft, shiny polish.
6¿ in. (15.5 cm.) long, box
$60,000-80,000
PROVENANCE:
The Viscount Astor, Cliveden, Berkshire,
England, Philips London, 15 May 1967, lot
1260. Christie’s London, 12 July 2005, lot 61.
Property from the Lai Family Collection.
清十八/十九世紀初
琥珀雕長壽富貴葉形洗
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