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Ɏ A RARE HEPTAGONAL IVORY BRUSH POT, BITONG, EARLY QING DYNASTY
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09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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? A RARE HEPTAGONAL IVORY BRUSH POT, BITONG, EARLY QING DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

China, 17th-18th century. The section of tusk displaying its original oval interior form and cut with seven faceted faces, finely carved with four alternating rectangular panels depicting flowering branches with cherry, peony, lotus, and chrysanthemum blossoms, beside rockwork and a standing crane. The remaining three faces delicately incised with poetic inscriptions. The base fitted with a central oval zitan plug of attractive grain and color with characteristic 'crab's claw' marks. The ivory exhibiting a fine honey-amber patina.

Inscriptions: To three of the sides:

1. 葉鉥鋪 [...] 孫, 春簪出[...] 鮮
Yeshu pu [...] sun, chun zan chu [...] xian

2. 江南春色秀,一枝奪搖光
Jiangnan chunse xiu, yizhi duo yaoguang
‘Spring is beautiful in the South, a branch glows in the shimmer.’

3. 勿谒秋客淡, [...] 存晚 [...] 香
Wuye qiuke dan, [...] cun wan [...] xiang
‘The autumn visitor leaves behind a delicate scent.’

江南春色秀,一枝奪搖光
Jiangnan chunse xiu, yizhi duo yaoguang
‘Spring is beautiful in the South, a branch glows in the shimmer.’

勿谒秋客淡, [...] 存晚 [...] 香
Wuye qiuke dan, [...] cun wan [...] xiang
‘The autumn visitor leaves behind a delicate scent.’

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Overall good condition with wear, expected traces of use, minor age cracks, sparse nicks, minute nibbles to edges, few minor fills to the base.

Weight: 352.4 g
Dimensions: Height 10.9 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related polygonal ivory brush pot with floral depictions and calligraphic inscriptions, 11.5 cm high, dated early 17th century, in the British Museum, registration number 2018,3005.252.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 6 November 2012, lot 137
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 19,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved and inscribed ivory hexagonal brush pot, bitong, Kangxi period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, decoration, and size (11.1 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 9 November 2011, lot 590
Price: GBP 18,750 or approx. EUR 37,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese octagonal ivory brush pot, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related faceted form and decoration with similar floral panels and calligraphic inscriptions. Note the size (12.4 cm).

Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 2-3 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.



This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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