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Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Part 1: Lots 1-279)
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A large Chinese gold and silver inlaid belt hook, Warring States period (c. 475 - 221 BC), 26cm long
Provenance:
Private Collection
See two closely related gold and silver-inlaid bronze belt hooks decorated with the same geometric pattern, one formerly in the David David-Weill Collection, exhibited in Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Gilt Bronzes from the Wessen and Other Collections, Eskenazi, London, 1980, cat. no. 14. Compare with another belt hook of this type in similar size, included in the exhibition Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 123; and another with turquoise inlay, exhibited in The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes , Singapore, Asian Civilizations Museum, 2000, pl. 65.
戰國 銅錯金銀幾何紋帶鉤
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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loss to inlaid details and erosion to the surface
one crack to the end
Inlaid may have restoration
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A large Chinese turquoise inlaid gilt bronze belt hook, Warring States (c. 475 - 221 BC), terminating on each side with a skilfully depicted serpentine dragon head, the long gently curved body lavishly decorated in gold, silver and turquoise, 21cm long
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戰國 銅錯金銀嵌松石帶鉤
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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erosion to the surface and some loss to inlaid details
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A Chinese gold and turquoise inlaid conjoined belt hook, Warring States period (c. 475 - 221 BC), 20.2cm long
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戰國 銅錯金嵌綠松石帶鉤
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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erosion to the surface and one end replaces
the other end cracked
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A large Chinese gold and turquoise inlaid belt hook, Warring States period (c. 475 - 221 BC), decorated with a geometric pattern, 20cm long; and a rare Chinese silver inlaid gilt iron belt hook , Warring States period, the arched body inset with three chased sections of entwined dragons, 12.7cm long (2)
Compare a similar iron belt hook with jade inlaid excavated from No. 1 Changtaiguan tomb, Xinyang County, Henan Province, 1957 (now on display at the National Museum, China)
Provenance:
Private Collection
戰國 銅錯金銀幾何紋帶鉤
戰國 罕見鐵錯銀嵌金板虎食龍紋帶鉤
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，鐵嵌金板帶鉤參見國家博物館展出河南省信陽縣長台關一號墓出土錯金嵌玉鐵帶鉤
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erosion to the surface
the big one with loss to the inlaid turquoise details
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Two Chinese silver and gold inlaid belt hooks, Warring States Period (c. 475 - 221 BC), both decorated with geometric patterns, 11cm and 13cm long (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
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戰國 錯金銀幾何紋帶鉤兩件
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Two Chinese gilt and turquoise inlaid belt hooks, Warring States period, 19.5cm and 18cm long; and a Chinese gold inlaid belt hook, Warring States, 11.8cm long (3)
Provenance:
Private Collection
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戰國 銅鎏金嵌松石帶鉤兩件及銅錯金帶鉤
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A pair of miniature Chinese gilt bronze 'Tiger' chariot yoke fittings , Western Han dynasty (206BC-9AD), 2.4cm long, wood stand; a pair of Chinese gilt-bronze 'Tiger' chariot yoke fittings , Western Han Dynasty, of curved form with animal head terminals, and loop, 10cm long and a pair of bronze ram heads , 7cm wide ( 6 )
Provenance:
Private Collection
Miniature chariot fittings purchased from Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 8th March 2004
Excavations have revealed that these intriguing fittings are chariot ornaments once used to crown the curved ends of the yoke that was fitted around the horse's neck. Similar 'tiger' fittings, either gilt-bronze or gilt-and-silvered bronze, were excavated in the Han Tombs of Mancheng, Heibei province. See the excavation report, Mancheng Hanmu Fajue Baogao [Excavation of the Han Tombs at Mancheng], vol. 1, Beijing, 1980, p. 322-3, fig. 219-1 for illustration and fig. 215 for a reconstructed diagram showing where these fittings were originally placed. A similar example was included in the exhibition Inlaid Bronze and Related Material from Pre-Tang China , Eskenazi, London, 1991, cat. no. 23. See a larger pair sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 July 2022, Lot 3039
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青銅羊首一對及西漢銅鎏金軛軥兩對
拍品來源：英國私人收藏，小鎏金軛軥於2004年3月8日購自香港大成古玩
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Condition Report:
the small pair with erosion, wear and scratches to the surface commensurate with age
the tiger chariot fittings with extensive corrosion and loss of gilding and one cracked and with other losses
the rams heads corroded
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A rare Chinese Khitan gold headdress, buyao , Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), in the shape of a stag head and its antlers hanging with thin gold leaves, 17cm high x 15cm wide, weight 33 grams; and a group of five gold leaves, the largest 6.4cm long (6)
Provenance:
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北魏馬頭鹿角形金步搖及金葉子一組
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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all original inlay missing
oxidation on the surface
some damage throughout to both
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A Chinese funerary mask, Liao Dynasty (907-1125), the thin silver sheet formed as a man's face with incised lines indicating the facial hair, and apertures at the eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ear-lobes, 22.8cm long x 24.5cm wide, wood stand
Provenance:
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Art Treasure Gallery, Hong Kong, March 2008.
It was a practice of the Khitan royals to cover the face of the deceased with a metal mask. Recent archaeological excavations have recovered numerous masks from Liao tombs in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, the home base of the semi-nomadic Khitans from the 10th through the 12th century. The nomadic Khitan people buried their high-ranking men and women with various amounts of metal body attire such as a mask like this one for the face and a suit "woven" from wire for the body. The masks were highly personalized and fashioned in a variety of shapes and sizes, the type of metal depending on the class of the wearer. The simplest were made of thinly hammered bronze, in rare cases, silver, gilt bronze and high karat gold were reserved for the elite. See similar examples in the Musée Guimet, Paris, reference no. MA 2352.
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遼 銀鎏金覆面
拍品來源：英國私人收藏，2008年3月購自香港
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A rare Chinese gold wine cup with handle, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the shallow cup of slightly irregular, circular form, the rim of the cup set on one side with a flat, crescent-shaped, lobed flange that projects over a plain loop handle, weight 17.4cm long x 14.1cm wide, 257 grams
Provenance:
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Gold and silver were not as highly coveted in China as in other ancient cultures such as the Roman or the Parthian civilisations, but came to play a more central role in Chinese society by the beginning of the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) when frequent trade contacts between China and its western neighbours developed along the Silk Roads. Chinese goldsmiths often imitated the foreign shapes and styles of the imported goods and developed new techniques under the influence of Central Asian craftsmen who had settled in Chinese urban centres beginning in the mid 7th century.
This cup was probably used to drink alcohol and clearly shows how foreign shapes were imitated during the Tang dynasty. Compare with a similar example with incised detailed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number M.30-1935
元 金鋬耳盃（克重257g）
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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the looped handle twisted and cracked on the connecting part between the handle and the body
the crescent-shaped flange broken from the body of the cup on the edge and restored with lead
a few bashed areas on the body and scratched
metal tarnished
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A Chinese silver wine cup , with a narrow raised band below the everted rim, one side applied with a ring-handle with a projecting thumb piece on top, 6.1cm high x 9.8cm wide; and a Chinese parcel-gilt silver globular tripod jar , raised on three cabriole legs, the punch-dotted ground engraved and gilt with three panels of figures, 10cm high; and a Chinese silver gilt melon shaped miniature box and cover , Tang Dynasty, the lobed sides of the vessel supported on a slightly concave base, the domed cover similarly lobed and centred by a turnable finial in the form of the melon's stem, 3.3cm diameter, weight 13 grams (3)
Provenance:
Private Collection
Gilt silver tripod jar purchased from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, 11 March 2002
Examples with a handle similar to that on the present cup, include the cup illustrated in Tang, Eskenazi, London, 1987, no. 8, which is decorated with scrolling grapevine and peony scroll on a ring-punched ground, and two others illustrated in Zui to no bijutsu, Osaka Municipal Museum, 1976, nos. 2-28 and 2-30. The handle on the Eskenazi cup is described as being 'pinned to the cup through a floral applique.'
唐銀鎏金小瓜楞盒等三件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2002年3月11日購自香港繼遠美術
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both with oxidation to surface and both with knocks and wear commensurate with age
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A pair of Chinese gilt and amber embellished hairpins, Ming Dynasty, the amber plaque carved in openwork with phoenix in flight amidst flowering foliage, 8.5cm wide (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
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明 鎏金嵌琥珀鳳鳥紋掩鬢一對
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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Condition Report:
cracks and chips to the amber carving
metal with erosion and traces of textile remaining on the back
one pin with a crack to the back
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A pair of fine Chinese gold filigree 'Dragon-head' hairpins , Qing Dynasty, the head of each in the form of a dynamic dragon rendered in intricate pierced work and delicate wiring, its hollowed, elongated body serving as the pin, executed in a repetitive openwork pattern, 10.8cm long, weight 11 grams in total
Provenance:
Private Collection
Purchased from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, 13th March 2007
Openwork 'dragon' hairpins with a hollowed shaft have been fashionable since the 12th century in China. Compare with a very similar Song-Dynasty example at the Shanghai Museum excavated from the Tan Bolong tomb, Yuepu Town, Baoshan District in Shanghai in 1978. This hairpin style is known as tongzan . For further discussion and illustrated examples of this type, refer to Zhongguo Gudai Jinyin Shoushi , Yang Zhishui (Beijing: Gugong, 2014), vol. 3, pp. 828-829. Compare also, related examples in Celestial Creations, Art of the Chinese Goldsmith , The Cheng Xun Tang Collection Part 11 (Art Museum, The Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University, Hong Kong. 2007), pp. 572-573, no. H29, and in Collection of Beijing Capital Museum (Beijing 2004), pl. 272.
清 金累絲龍首氣通簪一對（克重11g）
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2007年3月12日購自香港繼遠美術
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minor blackish discolouration to the surface
the original inlaid on the tray missing
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A pair of Chinese silver-gilt filigree 'Dragon fish' earrings, Ming Dynasty, each modelled as a scaly dragon carp with a C-shaped body, 4.5cm long x 3.5cm wide, weight 8.5 grams; and a pair of Chinese gilt-bronze filigree 'Dragon' bracelets , Qing Dynasty, 8.8cm wide, weight 57.5 grams (4)
Provenance:
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明 銀鎏金累絲魚化龍耳環一對
清 銅鎏金累絲龍鐲一對
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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Condition Report:
wear and oxidation to the gilding
original pearl inlaid on the earrings missing and minor damage to the filigree trays and details
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A pair of small Chinese gold 'Lychee' earrings, Ming Dynasty, 2.5cm long, weight 4 grams; and a Chinese gilt openwork 'phoenix and peony' hairpin , Ming Dynasty, 4.2cm long x 3cm wide (3)
Provenance:
Private Collection
Purchased from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, 13th March 2007
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明 金荔枝紋耳環一對（克重4g）及鎏金鳳鳥牡丹紋挑心
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2007年3月13日購自香港繼遠美術
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earring with debris on the surface and minor damage to the lychee fruit on one earring
hairpin with oxidation to the surface and possibly replaced pin
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A pair of Chinese gold ear weights , Ming Dynasty, 3.7cm long x 1.8cm wide, weight 18.5 grams
Provenance:
Private Collection
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明 金耳塞一對（克重18.5g）
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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A pair of Chinese chased gold 'double gourd' earrings , Ming Dynasty, each earring finely chased with phoenix in flight amidst peony foliage, the top surmounted with a long, elaborately curved pin rising among three gold leaves, 4.5cm long x 3.5cm wide, weight 18.5 grams
Provenance:
Private Collection
Purchased from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, 13th March 2007
The double gourd form was much appreciated in China from at least the Tang dynasty (618-906). They were associated with abundance and fertility, largely on account of their luxuriant tendrils and many seeds. A related pair sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong in the 'Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork' sale of April 11, 2008, lot 2324. See a similar pair of double-gourd form earrings illustrated in Zhongguo zhuantong. Jinqi, Beijing, 2006, p. 105 bottom; three further examples published in Jin yu yu , Shanghai, 2004, p. 52, including a pair unearthed from the tomb of Xu Fu at Bancang village outside the Taiping Gate of Nanjing and dated to 1517.
明 金攢鳳鳥牡丹紋二珠環子一對（克重18.5g）
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2007年3月13日購自香港繼遠美術
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dirt on the surface and overall in quite presentable condition
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Two rare Chinese chased gold five-ridged headdresses, Ming Dynasty, chased and embellished with dragons and phoenix, the larger crown incised with ri 'sun' and yue 'moon' characters in the front cartouches, 9cm high x 10cm wide, the oval shaped crown 4.5cm high x 8.8cm wide (2) Provenance Private Collection Previously purchased from Luen Chai Curios Store, Hong Kong, 6 March 1998
In the early Ming period, Chinese aristocrats wore their long hair swept up and tied back into buns. The present lot would have fitted over the piled hair and been secured by a gold hat pin, which went through the side holes horizontally. The manufacture of gold objects was tightly controlled by the central imperial court and the use of gold was restricted to the imperial family and high officials. Compare with a nine-ridged example at the British Museum, circa 1400-1500, accession number 1938,0524,247
明 金龍鳳紋五樑冠兩件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，此前於1998年3月6日以十萬港幣購自香港號外古齋聯 Condition Report: chipped bottom rim to the oval shaped crown and both with cracks, bent and minor damages commensurate with age
the larger crown with one piece detached from the crown
Previously purchased from Luen CHai Curios Store, Hong Kong, 6 March 1998, for HKD 100,000
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A Tibetan gem-set sheet gold metal pendant , 19 th century, inset with hardstones and gem stones, approximately 11cm square
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清十九世紀 西藏金嵌百寶掛飾
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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sheet metal dented throughout and probably resin filled and one piece of stone inlay missing
stringing later
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Simhavaktra , 18th century, the boar headed Buddhist goddess holding a vajra in her raised right hand, a skull bowl in her left, with her flaming hair with red pigment, 9.5cm high
Provenance
Private Collection
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清十八世紀 銅鎏金獅面空行母
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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some wear throughout and loss to pigment and minor knocks and now with a Chinese wood base
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze head of a Dharmapala , circa 19th or 20th century, with fierce expression and third eye in the forehead, with elaborate turquoise inlaid crown and painted facial details with cold gilding, t he head 19cm high and 1560 grams and a Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Lha-Mo on her mule , circa 19th or 20th century, the female Buddhist deity with fierce expression and third eye in her forehead, her right hand raised, her left holding a skull bowl, 16cm high and 1032 grams (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
清 銅鎏金吉祥天母及護法神兩件
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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some wear and knocks throughout largely commensurate with age
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A large Tibetan style silvered-metal incense burner, late 19th century or early 20th century, perhaps Chinese or Nepalese, the long boat-shaped body with domed pierced cover with profuse repousse with stylised floral roundels, jade deer flank the central Dharma wheel finial, the copper burner with applied silver decoration and auspicious jade characters above a waved base, complete with internal liner, 65cm long x 28cm high top of central wheel x 23cm wide, stained wood stand
64.5cm long
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Private Collection
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十九/二十世紀 鎏銀嵌玉佛教八寶香爐
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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overall wear knocks and some losses to stone inlay and old repairs and extensive wear to gilding
the stand with some wear and cracks largely commensurate with age
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A Chinese gilt-bronze snuff box and cover, 19th century, of circular shape the cover with figures amid pavilions and trees in a formal garden, surrounded by a key border to the rim, a similar scene in low relief to the base, 7.5cm diameter x 2.2cm high
Provenance:
Private Collection
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清十九世紀 銅鎏金山水台閣圖蓋盒
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some minor wear commensurate with age and small area of Verdigris to base side
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A fine pair of Chinese silver-gilt models of baskets , Qing dynasty, 19th century, the loop handles with baskets suspended, marked Xiang Ji, Wen Yin on the bases, overall height with bases 16.5cm and without wood stands 14cm high (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
Purchased from Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., 7th March 2005
清十九世紀 銀鎏金累絲祥記款提籃一對
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2005年3月7日購自香港大成古玩
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overall in very presentable condition but the base section of one relatively minor dent ad some bending to the flowers on the loop overhead handles
both with silver marks underneath the wood stands which are attached by a small nut and bolt
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A good pair of Chinese silver 'Dragon' vases , Meiping , Qing dynasty, late 19th century, by Khecheong of Canton, chased and embossed with five-clawed dragons amongst scrolling peony on a matt ground, lappet borders, each marked 'KHC', '90', 34.5cm high, one vase 1,825 grams and the other vase 1,836 grams (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
Purchased from Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., 9th March 2002
晚清 銀龍紋大梅瓶一對（每件克重約1836g）
拍品來源：英國私人收藏， 2002年3月9日購自香港大成古玩
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minor wear knocks and scratches commensurate with age
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A rare Chinese calcified turquoise fish pendant, Shang-Western Zhou Dynasty (1300-771 BC), the fish of hollowed shape and with incised scales and a bifurcated tail, 9.5cm long
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Purchased from Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 13 March 2006.
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商/西周 綠松石魚形佩
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2006年3月13日購自香港大成古玩。
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chipped mouth and erosion to the surface
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A Chinese celadon and brown jade model of a recumbent Buddhist lion , Ming Dynasty, carved details, 10cm long x 4.5cm high x 6.5cm deep
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Private Collection
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明 青白玉獅子
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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minor scratches to the surface
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A Chinese black and white jade carving of a recumbent horse, Ming dynasty, the horse with finely detailed facial features, mane and tail, the head sharply turned back over its back, 13cm long, velvet covered stand
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Private Collection
Christies, Los Angeles, 7th May 1999, lot 65
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明 灰玉臥馬
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，1999年5月7日購自洛杉磯佳士得，拍品65號
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A Chinese pale celadon and russet jade bird form finial, Song to Ming Dynasty, the long tailed bird decorated in low relief with scrolling motifs, its head turned back upon its body, 7cm wide, black plinth stand
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Private Collection
Christie's London, 7th November 2008, Lot 429
宋/明 玉鳳鳥形杖首
拍品來源：英國私人收藏，此前於2008年11月7日購自倫敦佳士得，拍品429號
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minor wear to the surface
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A large Chinese white jade reticulated dragon plaque, 17th century, carved in high-relief with a single leaping dragon enclosed within a quatrefoil panel, flanked by a dragon and a phoenix all amid lush scrolling foliage and against a recessed openwork ground, 25.7cm long x 17.7cm wide
Provenance:
Private Collection
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2008, Lot 2699
明十七世紀 白玉鏤雕龍鳳穿花圖板
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，此前於2008年10月8日購自香港蘇富比，拍品編號2699
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the front with two chipped areas and restored
bruises and chips to the extremities especially on the back
jade with natural cracks and inclusions
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A small Chinese white and russet 'scholars' jade boulder carving, 18th or 19th century, one side with a scholar sitting underneath a pine tree and an attendant with a staff standing on a mountain path, and the reverse with shoulao with a staff standing on a mountain path with a crane, 7.2cm high x 4.1cm wide, with wood stand
Provenance:
Private Collection
Purchased from Tai Sing Antiques, Hong Kong, 8 March 2004
清十八/十九世紀 白玉松陰高士圖小山子
拍品來源：英國私人收藏，2004年3月8日購自香港大成古玩
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jade with natural inclusions and faults
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A Chinese black and white jade 'three rams' carving, Qing Dynasty, all three rams with their feet neatly tucked under their bodies, 4cm wide, with fitted wood stand
Provenance:
Private Collection
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清 黑白玉雕三陽開泰
拍品來源：英國私人女士珍藏
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jade with inclusion and overall good condition
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A large Chinese celadon jade 'Elephant and boy' water pot and cover, Qing dyansty, 19th century, carved in the round as a recumbent elephant with its head turned, its body further rendered with stylised c hilong motifs, the cover modelled as a boy playfully clambering on the elephant's back, 19cm long x 10.5cm high, fitted wood stand
Provenance:
Private Collection
清十九世紀 青玉太平喜象水呈
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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small nicks to the extremities and jade with natural inclusions
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A Chinese jadeite Mughal-style bowl and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century, the tapering bowl with slightly everted lip, carved in relief to the sides with bats and peaches, the cover decorated in relief with stylised flowerheads, 13.7cm diameter
Provenance:
Private Collection
清十八世紀 翡翠痕都斯坦式福壽連綿紋蓋碗
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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jade with natural flaws and inclusions
small bruises to the rim of the cover
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A Chinese reticulated white jade 'Lotus' pomander box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, the body pierced with lotus sprays and kuwai leaves, the cover shaped as a gourd leaf with incised details, adapted as a silver scent bottle with later silver mounts, 6.5cm high x 7cm wide
Provenance:
Private Collection
Compare with a spinach jade example at the Taipei Palace Museum, accession number K1C006047N000000000PAB
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清中期 白玉鏤雕花囊
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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Adapted as a silver scent bottle with later silver mounts with the top hinge missing
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A Chinese white jade reticulated pomander box and cover, 19th or 20th century, of circular shape, the cover and body carved in openwork with a quatrefoil trellis pattern, 5.8cm diameter
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Private Collection
十九/二十世紀 白玉鏤雕圓形香薰
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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small knocks to the inside central rim
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A Chinese white jade carving of tree shrew playing with two shoes, Qing Dynasty, 18th or 19th century, carved as a tree shrew with a bushy tail clinging on a pair of shoes, 5.4cm long x 3.8cm wide
Provenance:
Private Collection
清十八/十九世紀 白玉雕松鼠玉履
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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one minute nick to the ear of the tree shrew
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A Chinese white jade figure of Guanyin , 20th century, the standing figure rendered with the right hand resting on the left wrist, portrayed dressed in a layered robe opening at the chest to reveal a necklace, on a separately carved spinach jade lotus stand, the figure 11.5 cm high and overall with the stand 13 cm high
Provenance:
Private Collection
K. Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong
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現代 白玉觀音
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，此前購自香港繼遠美術
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in good condition
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A fine Chinese white jade cylindrical water pot, Qianlong, of plain cylindrical form, the rim inset with jadeite and tourmaline at the centre of incised lingzhi fungus heads, the base incised with a six-character qianlong mark, 5.7cm wide x 4.6cm high
Provenance:
Private Collection
Christie's Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 1252
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 November 1986, lot 342
清乾隆 白玉嵌翡翠及碧璽水呈
「大清乾隆年制」款
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，1995年10月30日購自香港佳士得，拍品編號1252號，此前於1986年11月19日曾售自香港蘇富比，拍品編號342號
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one jadeite inlaid replaced with aventurine quartz
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A Chinese pale celadon hardstone-embellished bowl , Qing dynasty, 18th or 19th century, the sides inlaid in various hardstones and jadeite with a band of alternating sprigs of cymbidium and lingzhi fungus below a wider band of exotic foliate scroll carved in low relief below the slightly flared rim, with sprigs of peach, finger citron and pomegranate also in hardstones just below the rim on the interior, the translucent stone of even, pale celadon tone, 16.5cm diameter, later wood stand
Provenance:
Private Collection
Christie's New York, 16th September 1998, lot 159
The distinct craftsmanship and stylistic elements of Hindustan jade which originated from the Mughal court, garnered Emperor Qianlong's admiration. He hence commissioned the Palace Workshops to emulate these foreign models while integrating traditional techniques. The production of such refined objects-often adorned with gold inlay and precious stones-was reserved for imperial use, far beyond the reach of ordinary court officials. The present jade bowl exemplifies this tradition, embodying the refined aesthetics of Middle Eastern decorative arts through its intricate floral motifs. For the inlaid decoration, compare a shallow handled bowl of Qianlong mark and period in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji, vol .6, Shijiazhuang, 1993, pl.59, 60 and 61. A jade bowl inlaid with a floral design in red and green stones, which had been preserved on Wutaishan in Shanxi province and is now in the Shanxi Provincial Museum, is published in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: Jin yin yu shi juan , Hong Kong, 1994, p.78, pl.233.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉嵌百寶盌
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，1998年9月16日購自紐約佳士得，拍品159號
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in very presentable condition but with tiny chips to the extremities of leaves to the exterior inlay and three leaves possibly replaced and the exterior rim possibly polished and natural flaws to the jade
previously sold Christies New York in 1998 for $11,500
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Y A fine Chinese embellished white jade gilt-bronze mounted table screen, Qianlong, the rectangular white jade plaque applied with jadeite, tourmaline and agate carvings to form leafy floral-sprays and a bat in flight, the inner corners forming a border of gilt-bronze bats and framed around the four sides with finely and densely cast gilt-bronze decorated with floral-scrolls, the reverse elaborately chased with a flowering prunus tree, overall size including frame 18cm high x 22cm wide, later wood stand
Provenance:
Private Collection
Arts for the Emperor's , Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 1998, lot 528
清乾隆 御製銅鎏金白玉嵌百寶福壽連綿圖插屏
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，此前於1998年4月26日購自香港佳士得，拍品編號528號
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overall in very presentable condition but the tip of the agate stem with coral replacement to end of stem measuring 1.4cm x 3mm and area of agate stem with small area of infill measuring approximately 4mm x 4mm and the jadeite, tourmaline and agate with other minor chips cracks and repairs and possible replacements and also with natural flaws to the jade and the gilt bronze frame with typical dents knocks and wear largely commensurate with age
Previously sold for HKD 230,000, Arts for the Emperor's, Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 1998, lot 528
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Y A Chinese jade hilted 'Buddhist Emblems' hunting knife with Canton enamelled basse-taille scabbard, circa 1800, the blue enamel scabbard with a trellis floral design and painted in gold with four Buddhist emblems to each side, the pale celadon hilt with mottled white inclusions, gilt metal mounts and stained ivory band, 31cm long
Dreweatts have applied for a de minimus exemption for this lot, reference number: TS24X6TF
Provenance:
Private Collection
Enamelling techniques developed in the West were introduced into China through Jesuit missionaries and tribute items made for the court. The attractive basse-taille technique of this scabbard is an enamelling technique that was introduced into China from Europe towards the end of the 18th century. This technique consists of applying transparent enamels onto a metal body that has been carved with patterns in relief or repousse. While low-fired wares were produced in several locations in China, this scabbard is an example of the spectacular high-fired variety that was only produced in Guangzhou. The combination of basse-taille enamels with inlaid coloured glass is unusual and rarely seen on Chinese weaponry. Compare a hunting knife with very similar basse-taille enamelled scabbard from the Qing Court collection in Beijing, Palace Museum, accession number gu 00173319-1/14. Also see a jewelled sword with basse-taille sold Sotheby's, 6 July 2016, Lot 33.
Knives of this type appear to have been originally hunting knives which were designed for use in the wilderness. Its function was altered to a degree, although it continued being used on hunts, when it became part of the Manchu ceremonial attire as well as being used at meals, an indication of the bearer's Manchu identity. Also see the Qianlong imperial knife with jade handle and gold scabbard decorated with turquoise, coral and lazurite inlays in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated by Ho and Bronson, Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong , The Field Museum, Chicago, 2004, p. 201, no. 248, with the author's comment: "The use of personal knives at meals was a mark of Manchu identity. When eating sacrificial pork, not only men but also women were expected to cut up their own meat." A similar knife and scabbard suspended from an imperial court belt is illustrated in the same catalogue, op. cit., p. 59, fig. 52 and another is shown in a detail image from an official portrait of the Qianlong emperor in full regalia, op. cit., p. 59, fig. 53.
Ceremonial court belts of the Qing dynasty emperor with all suspended accessories including similar knives in fitted scabbards in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, are illustrated in Qing dai fushi zhanlan tulu (Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Costume Accessories), Taipei, 1986, pp. 114-115, nos. 32 and 33. The Qianlong emperor is depicted wearing a knife of this type on his belt while hunting in the painting titled Taking a Stag with a Mighty Arrow , included in the Field Museum exhibition, op.cit., cat. no. 117.
清 白玉柄廣琺瑯包銅鍍金八寶紋鞘刀
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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some small repairs to blue enamel scabbard
sold with ivory registration number TS24X6TF
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A Chinese or Mughal white jade dagger handle , 18th or 19th century, well carved with flowers and foliage, the steel blade inlaid, with Chinese red lacquer gilt-metal mounted sheath, overall length 35cm
Provenance:
Private Collection
The white nephrite jade hilt on this dagger was probably made in China in the late 18th century and imitates a Mughal model of the late 17th century. Mughal jade was greatly admired in China at this period, and many jades in Mughal style were made for the emperor Qianlong (1736-95) at the court, particularly after 1760 when supplies of nephrite jade became more accessible. Compare a metal-mounted leather sheath with similar design in the British Museum, accession number 1878,1230.880.a. Also see another jade handled dagger with lacquered sheath, the jade carved in similar lotus design, in the Qing court collection in Beijing Palace Museum, accession number gu00170569.
清十八/十九世紀 痕都斯坦式白玉把西番蓮紋漆鞘匕首
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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some wear and corrosion to blade and loss of some inlay and some natural white and brown inclusions to the jade and natural flaws to the jade and the lacquer sheath generally good other than some wear to gilding
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A Chinese calcified jade 'Dragon and phoenix' pendant , xi , carved and pierced in the shape of a dragon with arched body, stretched back legs and long tapering tail, with a phoenix leaning on its back, 11.7cm long x 2.8cm wide
Provenance:
Private Collection
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白玉龍鳳形觿
拍品來源：英國私人收藏
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the stone partially calcified and with traces of red pigment
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A pale celadon or white jade gem-set quatrefoil box and cover, 18th or 19th century, previously ascribed as Chinese in Mughal style, set with gold work enclosing blister pearls, polki diamonds and rubies, the interior partitioned, approximately 8.8cm diameter x 5cm high, with silver inlaid hardwood stand
Provenance:
Private Collection
C.T. Loo, Inc., New York (undated description on letterhead)
Mughal-style pieces with gold and gemstone inlays were often presented as tribute to the Qianlong emperor. Compare a similar quatrefoil box and cover sold at Sotheby's, 18 September 2007Lot 193. The shapes of such boxes vary considerably. Consider one in the form of two conjoined peaches, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st April 1992, lot 1191; or the mango-shaped jade sold in the same room, 1st November 2004, lot 904. A similar three-petal leaf-shaped box is illustrated in Roger Keverne (ed.), Jade, London, 1995, p. 274.
清十八/十九世紀 痕都斯坦式白玉嵌寶石及珍珠海棠式盒
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，此前購自紐約盧芹齋（附盧芹齋原始文件）
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overall in very presentable condition with only some perishing to foil backing behind the stones as commensurate with age and minor wear and minor natural flaws to jade
sold with original C.T. Loo receipt
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A Chinese 'Suzhou' carved agate plaque, Qing Dynasty, 18th or 19th century, of rectangular form, carved in relief depicting the Tang poet Li Bai riding a horse followed by an attendant, the reverse carved with poetic inscription,4.8cm long x 3.8cm wide
Provenance:
Private collection
Purchased from Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 13 March 2006.
清十八/十九世紀 蘇作李白遊泰岱瑪瑙題詩文牌
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，2006年3月13日購自香港大成古玩。
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minor wear to the surface and one minute bruise to the edge
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A finely carved Chinese pink and green tourmaline 'Lotus' snuff bottle, 18th century, Palace workshops, the snuff bottle carved as a lotus bud, with tourmaline stopper carved as a recumbent toad, 4.8cm high including the stopper
Provenance:
Private Collection
清十八世紀 御製紅綠雙色碧璽蓮瓣形鼻煙壺
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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stone with natural cracks and inclusions
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A Chinese carved pink tourmaline pendant, Qing Dynasty, carved in relief with a coiled dragon flying amidst clouds, 5.6cm long x 2.6cm wide, wood stand
Provenance:
Private collection
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清 粉紅碧璽龍紋佩
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
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stone with natural flaws but overall good condition
minor wear
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A small Chinese pink and pale green tourmaline seal, 18th or 19th century, carved through the pale pink and pale green areas of the stone with a qilin with ribbed chest, single horn and spotted hide seated atop waves with head turned over its right shoulder, the rectangular plinth carved from the darkest pink area of the translucent stone and the base carved with a four-character seal Huo Gong Suo Ji, 6.3cm high
Provenance:
Private Collection
Christie's New York, 20 September 2002, Lot 165
清十八/十九世紀 碧璽麒麟鈕印
印文:「獲公所寄」
拍品來源：英國私人收藏，2002年9月20日購自紐約佳士得，拍品165號
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Y A Chinese gilt bronze and hardstone embellished collar ring, lingyue , Qing Dynasty, hinged and inset with coral, turquoise and lapis lazuli, formed as two dragons confronted on a 'flaming pearl' made of tourmaline, flanked by two ruyi-form hooks, the underside of the ring chased with reserves enclosing emblems of the 'Eight Immortals', 22cm wide
Such collar rings formed part of the formal attire for ladies of the Qing court, worn as part of the chaofu . Portraits of empresses and imperial concubines wearing collar rings are illustrated in Wan Yi, et. al., Life in the Forbidden City of Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2009, nos. 158, 194, 255, 256 and 355. An example is also illustrated, ibid., no. 254.
Although illustrations of the collar rings in the Huangchao liqi tushi (Imperial Regulations for the Ceremonial Paraphernalia) show the rings without pendants, an example of one with a brooch-like pendant is illustrated in Gary Dickinson and Linda Wrigglesworth, Imperial Wardrobe , Berkeley, 2000, pl. 166. Compare an identical collar ring sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2006, lot 1301.
清 銅鎏金嵌百寶雙龍戲珠形領约
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some inlaid hardstones with cracks and wear to the gilding
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A Chinese carved tourmaline seal, 19th century, the finial carved as a recumbent single horned beast, carved seal face, 2.7cm long x 2.5cm high
清十九世紀 碧璽辟邪鈕印
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minor knocks to the surface and stone with natural flaws
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A Chinese rutilated quartz 'Peach and squirrel' carving, 19th century, 4.5cm wide; and a Chinese aquamarine carving of two cats, 2.7cm wide (2)
Provenance:
Private Hampshire collection
清十九世紀 髮晶松鼠桃子佩及海藍寶石雙貓佩
拍品來源：英國漢普郡私人收藏
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one small nick to the leaf of the peach
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A pair of Chinese rock crystal quail-formed boxes and covers, Qing Dynasty, each bird 7cm long, wood stand (2)
清 水晶鵪鶉蓋盒一對
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one with small chip to the beaker
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A Chinese carved amber twin handled vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 9.5cm high
清十八世紀 蜜蠟雕雙耳瓶
Condition Report:
small chips to the rim
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Y Three Chinese carved amber snuff bottles, 19th century, the finger citron snuff bottle with jadeite stopper, 7.5cm long overall (3)
Dreweatts have applied for a de minimus exemption for this lot, reference number: AFJVNNJU
Provenance:
Private Collection
The Finger citron snuff bottle purchased from Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 November 1998, lot 626
清十九世紀 琥珀佛手鼻煙壺等三件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，佛手鼻煙壺於1998年11月2日購自香港蘇富比，拍品626號
Condition Report:
amber with natural inclusions and cracks
some minor scratches to the surface of the finger citrus
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Y Two Chinese carved amethyst snuff bottles, 18th or 19th century, one carved with magu on one side and the reverse with a phoenix perched on rockery, amethyst stopper, 7.8cm high; the 'carp' snuff bottle 9.5cm high, coral stopper (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
'Magu and phoenix' snuff bottle purchased in Sotheby's London, 21 June 1995, Lot 5332.
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清十八/十九世紀 紫水晶麻姑獻壽圖鼻煙壺等兩件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，麻姑獻壽圖鼻煙壺於1995年6月21日購自倫敦蘇富比，拍品5332號
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Y Two Chinese aquamarine snuff bottles, 19th century, one carved as a double gourd with vines, coral stopper, 5.5cm high; the other one carved in relief with mythical beast and butterflies, coral stopper, 5.2cm high (2)
Provenance:
Private collection
Mythical beast snuff bottle purchased from Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 November 1996, Lot 142
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清十九世紀 海藍寶石鼻煙壺兩件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，瑞獸圖鼻煙壺於1996年11月4日購自香港蘇富比，拍品142號
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Condition Report:
stones with natural flaws
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Y A Chinese natural ruby 'Melon' snuff bottle, 1770-1900, malachite stopper, 4cm high, with wood stand; a Chinese sapphire snuff bottle, of miniature fruit form tapering to the top, malachite stopper, 3.8cm high, with wood stand; and a Chinese sapphire snuff bottle , 1800-1880, carved in the form of two conjoined aubergines, coral stopper, 5.7cm long, with wood stand (3)
Provenance:
Private collection
The aubergine snuff bottle purchased, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 November 1996, Lot 146 and the ruby and sapphire melon shaped snuff bottles purchased from Christie's Hong Kong, 3 May 1995, Lot 480
清 紅寶石及藍寶石鼻煙壺三件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，藍寶石雙茄鼻煙壺於1996年11月4日購自香港蘇富比，拍品146號，紅寶石及藍寶石瓜楞鼻煙壺於1995年5月3日購自香港佳士得，拍品480號
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stones with natural flaws
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Two Chinese carved pink tourmaline snuff bottles , Qing dynasty, 19th century, one carved with a 'sage and boy' in a landscape, overall 7cm high, with later jadeite green Buddhist lion stopper, with metal spoon and the other bottle carved with flowers and foliage, silver spoon marked luo jin mao , overall 6.5cm high (2)
Provenance:
Private Collection
The oval bottle with the sage and boy, Sotheby's New York, lot 264 (auction date unknown)
清 碧璽巧雕人物圖鼻煙壺等兩件
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏
Condition Report:
no obvious damage other than perhaps minor bruises and natural flaws to stone
one stopper unmatched
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Y A Chinese tourmaline 'Carp' snuff bottle and two small snuff dishes , 19th century, the snuff bottle 8cm long including the coral stopper (3)
Provenance:
Private collection
Purchased from King Feng Arts, Hong Kong, 5 March 2000
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晚清 碧璽連年有餘鼻煙壺及小碟
拍品來源：英國私人珍藏，於2000年3月5日購自香港金豐行
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Condition Report:
stone with natural flaws and small knocks to the base
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