Description
A VERY LARGE ROCK CRYSTAL CARP, LATE QING DYNASTY
China, 19th to early 20th century. The massive and heavy carving shows the fish with accentuated scales, distinct eyes and nose, standing on four fins, with its tail swung towards the upper left. The transparent stone with natural inclusions adding well to the overall lively impression.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Condition: Old wear, small losses, natural fissures and imperfections to stone. The base with extensive wear and traces of use.
Weight: 5.7 kg including base
Dimensions: Length 34 cm
Fitted hardwood base with fine openwork carving. (2)
大型水晶鯉魚,清末
中國,十九世紀至二十世紀初。巨大而沉重的雕刻展示著鱗片突出、眼睛清晰的鯉魚,立于四鰭之上,尾巴朝左上方擺動。透明石材含有天然內含物,為整體的活潑印象增色不少。
來源:Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏,同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
品相:老磨損,小缺失,天然裂縫和瑕疵。底座磨損嚴重,有使用痕跡。
重量:含底座5.7 公斤
尺寸:長34 厘米