Description
AN IVORY AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL 'BOY AND BUFFALO'SNUFF BOTTLE, QING
China, 19th century. The bottle wellhollowed and intricately carved as a recumbent water buffalo in swirling waves, with a young cowherd forming the stopper. Apocryphal Qianlong yuzhi seal mark on the finely incised mother-of-pearl base.
Provenance: Old private collection, Paris. French private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some age cracks to the ivory, and a fine patina.
Stopper: Ivory
Weight: 55.3 g
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm, Height incl. stopper 60 mm, diameter mouth 7 mm.
With a fitted openwork hardwood base.
THIS LOT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE EU OR PICKED UP IN OUR GALLERY DIRECTLY.
象牙貝母雕牧童騎牛鼻烟壺,清代
中國,十九世紀。掏膛良好,雕刻成臥式水牛,身下水波呈漩渦狀,牧童騎在牛身上作爲壺蓋。細膩的珍珠貝母底座上有偽乾隆四字款。
來源:巴黎私人收藏。法國私人收藏,購於上述收藏。
品相:品相極好,輕微磨損,象牙上有年代裂縫,包漿細膩。
壺蓋:象牙
重量:55.3 克
尺寸:長9.5 厘米,含蓋高60 毫米,嘴部直徑7 毫米
此拍品只能於歐盟內寄送,或親自至本藝廊取貨。