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A RARE FRAGMENT OF AN OPENWORK GOLD PLAQUE, CHINA, 6TH-4TH CENTURY BC
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Published:1. Bo Gyllensv?rd, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1953, pl. 22.2. Leif Petz?ll (ed.), Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities, Ulricehamn, 1999, no. 21.Exhibited: Smithsonian Institution, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Washington, D.C., 1954-1955.Finely cast as two animals coiled around each other into a circle, their legs tucked into the center and encircled by joined bird heads with elongated beaks and large round eyes. The reverse with two loops.Provenance: The Carl Kempe Collection, thence by descent. Sotheby's, London, 14 May 2008, lot 4, sold for GBP 11,875, approx. EUR 26,000 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). The Saoud bin Mohammed Ali Al-Thani Foundation, acquired from the above, and subsequently deaccessed. The reverse lacquered with an old inventory number, 'CK22', and with a label inscribed '1905 SO'. Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) was a leading figure of the Swedish pulp and paper industry and an Olympic silver medalist. However, he is probably best known for his magnificent and legendary collection of Chinese art. The famous collection specialized in three principal areas, Chinese gold and silver from the Zhou to the Qing dynasty, Chinese white porcelains from the Song and Tang dynasties, and Chinese glass, but he also collected Chinese lacquer, snuffboxes, bronzes and other metalwork, enamels, hardstones, and Roman glassware. Kempe and his wife traveled to Mainland China for the first time in 1935, where he reportedly purchased around 250 objects. After his death, part of his collection was donated to the British Museum and the Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, some items were exhibited in 1971 by the Kempe Foundation which organized a touring exhibition to the United States showing 150 items of gold, silver and ceramics, and some objects were sold at auction houses including Sotheby's Hong Kong, while a substantial portion has remained in the family to this day. Saoud bin Mohammed Ali Al-Thani (1966-2014) was a Qatari prince who served as minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage. By the turn of the 21st century, Sheikh Saoud had established an international reputation as an avid art collector, both for his own collection as well as those of several state-owned museums he oversaw in Qatar. Sheikh Saoud's legacy as a collector is remarkable, as he laid the foundations of the major collections of Qatar Museums. In 2021, the Museum of Islamic Art hosted an exhibition in tribute to the legendary collector, titled A Falcon's Eye: Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Al-Thani.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, expected wear, obvious losses, casting irregularities, minor warping, few small fissures, light surface scratches.Weight: 15 g Dimensions: Length 4.5 cmExpert's note: It is likely that at least some of the recesses and pierced areas of this plaque originally held inlays of semi-precious stones, see for example a turquoise-inlaid gold ram-form fitting dated 7th-early 6th century, 3.8 cm wide, also formerly in the Carl Kempe Collection, and sold at Christie's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 501, for USD 47,500.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 502 Price: USD 47,500 or approx. EUR 52,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A small gold plaque, Northeast China, 6th-5th century BC Expert remark: Compare the closely related material and craftsmanship. Note the size (2.9 cm).

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