Description
A CARVED HORNBILL SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
China, 1820-1880. The hornbill of a distinct ivory color with layers of elegant golden-brown tone, well-polished with a nice even shine, matching stopper.
Provenance: Old French private collection.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, small nicks, natural age cracks and a nicely grown honey-colored patina.
Stopper: Hornbill
Weight: 17.0 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 54 mm. Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 5 mm
Intricately carved in relief with three scholars on one side and two noble ladies and a boy on the other, both under pine trees, the shoulders with sinuous chilong in shallow relief.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related hornbill snuff bottle sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles on 24 June 2017, lot 16, for EUR €4,000.
THIS LOT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE EU OR PICKED UP IN OUR GALLERY DIRECTLY.
犀角人物場景鼻烟壺, 清代
中國,1820-1880。犀鳥具有獨特的象牙色,優雅的金棕色調,打磨得很好,甚至有光澤,相配壺蓋。
來源:法國私人老收藏
品相:品相良好,輕微磨損,細小缺口,自然裂縫和自然蜜色包漿。
壺蓋:犀角
重量:17.0 克
尺寸:含蓋高54毫米,頸部直徑11毫米,嘴部直徑5毫米
拍賣結果比較:相似犀角鼻烟壺2017年6月24日售于本藝廊,拍號16,成交價 EUR€4,000。
此拍品只能於歐盟內寄送,或親自至本藝廊取貨。