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A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY AND HORSE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
奥地利 北京时间
2023年03月10日 开拍
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A CAMEO AGATE ‘MONKEY AND HORSE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
China. Well hollowed, of rounded square form, rising from an oval, concave foot to a straight neck with concave lip. The honey-brown inclusion skillfully utilized by the lapidary to depict a playful scene with a horse led by a monkey pulling its reins, another monkey perched on the horse’s back, all standing above a rock, the reverse plain to highlight the fine markings of the stone. The translucent bottle of a creamy pale-honey color with bands, shadings, and a vein of amber.

Provenance
: John O’Hara, Philadelphia, USA, who has collected snuff bottles for over 20 years. He has given seminars for the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society (ICSBS) and bottles from his collection have been on exhibition at Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, a small nick to the mouth, minuscule nibbling here and there.

Stopper: Agate with black platelet, bone spoon
Weight: 60.0 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 69 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 7 mm

Individually, the monkey symbolizes cleverness and agility while the horse represents strength and speed. The depiction of a monkey on a horse’s back represents the rebus ‘Ma shang feng hou’ which may be translated as ‘May you receive a swift promotion to a high rank of office’. This popular motif would have been used to confer good wishes to ambitious individuals within officialdom.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 September 2013, lot 1234
Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A cameo agate snuff bottle, official school, 1780-1850
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color, motif, and related form. Note the size (60 mm)



十八至十九世紀焦糖瑪瑙《馬上封侯》鼻煙壺,或爲御用工坊
中國。掏膛良好,直頸,削肩,橢圓形圈足。巧妙運用焦糖色內沁,雕刻一隻猴子拉韁牽馬,馬背上站著另一隻猴子。半透明的焦糖色瑪瑙,帶有條紋、陰影和琥珀色紋理。

來源:美國費城John O’Hara收藏,有著二十多年的歷史。他曾給國際中國鼻煙壺協會 (ICSBS) 授課,他收藏中的鼻煙壺曾在費城 Drexel大學展出過。
品相:狀況極好,有輕微磨損,壺口上有一個小缺口,很多微小的磕損。

壺蓋:瑪瑙,黑色托片,骨質小勺
重量:60.0 克
尺寸:含蓋高69 毫米. 頸部直徑22 毫米 ,嘴部直徑7 毫米

猴與“侯“諧音,因此猴子象徵了高官厚祿的願望,比如猴站在馬上,寓意“馬上封侯”,功成名就。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2013年9月19日,lot 1234
價格:USD 12,500(相當於今日EUR 15,000
描述:1780-1850年瑪瑙巧雕馬上封侯鼻煙壺
專家評論:比較非常相近的顏色、主題和相近的外形。請注意尺寸 (60 毫米)。

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