1st Mar, 2024 10:00
The No Reserve Dragon Sale
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AN IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS AT PLAY’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD
道光款及年代粉彩嬰戲圖鼻煙壺
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, Jingdezhen kilns, 1821-1850. Of flattened globular form, rising from an oval foot ring, surmounted by a cylindrical neck, finely enameled, and picked out in gilt and iron-red. Each side depicting a scene with eight boys playing, some boys holding twigs, flowers, a scepter, brush, and Buddhist emblems on poles, and each dressed in fine robes with ornamental designs. The recessed base with an iron-red four-character mark Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, assembled prior to 1990.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, mostly to the iron-red and gilt, few small nicks, and minuscule chips to the foot. The stopper with minor nibbling.
Stopper: Carnelian
Weight: 39.2 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 7 mm.
The number eight is believed to be one of the luckiest numbers in China since it is associated with wealth. ‘Eight’ in Chinese is pronounced ‘ba’ and sounds similar to ‘fa’ as in ‘facai’, meaning ‘well-off’ or ‘becoming rich in a short time’. The subject of boys or children was very popular in decorative arts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Together with the number eight the motif of boys may represent a wish for an abundance of offspring and wealth.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 18 May 2018, lot 388
Price: GBP 2,375 or approx. EUR 3,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-rose enameled porcelain snuff bottle, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and motif. Note the missing gilt accents, the lower quality of the painting, and the slightly smaller size (55 mm).
道光款及年代粉彩嬰戲圖鼻煙壺
中國，景德鎮，1821-1850年。直頸，扁平圓形壺身，橢圓形圈足。精美的琺瑯，描金和礬紅彩勾勒。每面描繪八個男孩玩耍的場景，一些男孩手持樹枝、鮮花、毛筆和佛徽；童子們都穿著精美衣袍。圈足内礬紅彩“道光年製”四字款。
來源：奧地利私人收藏，建立於1990年前。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，主要是礬紅彩和鎏金，輕微小刻痕，足部有微小缺口，壺蓋有輕微磕損。
壺蓋：紅玉髓
重量：39.2 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高66 毫米. 頸部直徑17 毫米，壺口直徑 7 毫米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2018年5月18日，lot 388
價格：GBP 2,375（相當於今日EUR 3,500）
描述：清道光粉彩百子圖鼻煙壺 《道光年製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和主題。請注意沒有鎏金，且繪畫品質較低，以及尺寸較小 (55 毫米)。
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Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, Jingdezhen kilns, 1821-1850. Of flattened globular form, rising from an oval foot ring, surmounted by a cylindrical neck, finely enameled, and picked out in gilt and iron-red. Each side depicting a scene with eight boys playing, some boys holding twigs, flowers, a scepter, brush, and Buddhist emblems on poles, and each dressed in fine robes with ornamental designs. The recessed base with an iron-red four-character mark Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection, assembled prior to 1990.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, mostly to the iron-red and gilt, few small nicks, and minuscule chips to the foot. The stopper with minor nibbling.
Stopper: Carnelian
Weight: 39.2 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 7 mm.
The number eight is believed to be one of the luckiest numbers in China since it is associated with wealth. ‘Eight’ in Chinese is pronounced ‘ba’ and sounds similar to ‘fa’ as in ‘facai’, meaning ‘well-off’ or ‘becoming rich in a short time’. The subject of boys or children was very popular in decorative arts of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Together with the number eight the motif of boys may represent a wish for an abundance of offspring and wealth.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 18 May 2018, lot 388
Price: GBP 2,375 or approx. EUR 3,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-rose enameled porcelain snuff bottle, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and motif. Note the missing gilt accents, the lower quality of the painting, and the slightly smaller size (55 mm).
道光款及年代粉彩嬰戲圖鼻煙壺
中國，景德鎮，1821-1850年。直頸，扁平圓形壺身，橢圓形圈足。精美的琺瑯，描金和礬紅彩勾勒。每面描繪八個男孩玩耍的場景，一些男孩手持樹枝、鮮花、毛筆和佛徽；童子們都穿著精美衣袍。圈足内礬紅彩“道光年製”四字款。
來源：奧地利私人收藏，建立於1990年前。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，主要是礬紅彩和鎏金，輕微小刻痕，足部有微小缺口，壺蓋有輕微磕損。
壺蓋：紅玉髓
重量：39.2 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高66 毫米. 頸部直徑17 毫米，壺口直徑 7 毫米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2018年5月18日，lot 388
價格：GBP 2,375（相當於今日EUR 3,500）
描述：清道光粉彩百子圖鼻煙壺 《道光年製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和主題。請注意沒有鎏金，且繪畫品質較低，以及尺寸較小 (55 毫米)。
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