China, 13th-15th century. The translucent stone of cream and amber color with brown shadings, alternating fingerprints, bands of ochre, brown and gray, and an area of crystalline striations. The stone is sensitively carved, masterfully incorporating both polished and rough areas and exposing the crystalline structure underneath.

Provenance: From the private collection of Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022), who was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and traces of extensive usage, some erosion, minuscule nicks here and there, few natural fissures, and inherent pitting.

Weight: 292.7 g
Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm

Expert’s note: The lapidary, after finding the exact right stone for their task, carved and polished as little as possible, letting nature do most of the work, to achieve the greatest possible effect and highlight the stone’s spectacular features.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 30
Price: EUR 4,298 or approx. EUR 4,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare agate ‘recumbent hare’ pebble, Song to early Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and color. Note the different size (9 cm).



宋至明瑪瑙山子鎮紙
中國，十三至十五世紀。半透明的琥珀色瑪瑙，帶有棕色陰影、交替赭石、棕色和灰色紋理帶，以及結晶條紋區域。瑪瑙石經過巧妙地結合了拋光和啞光區域，並露出下面的晶體結構。

來源：Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022年) 收藏。Paolo Bertuzzi是來自義大利博洛尼亞的時尚造型師。他是 Hettabretz 的創始人 Enrichetta Bertuzzi 的兒子，Hettabretz 是一家著名的義大利時裝公司，客戶包括羅斯柴爾德家族、奧黛麗赫本和伊麗莎白泰勒。Paolo Bertuzzi 後來接手了他母親的生意並設計了獨家作品，其中一些作品在美國紐約大都會博物館服裝學院展出。六十多年來，他還是一位狂熱的古董收藏家。他的收藏包括古代和當代藝術，他編輯了兩本關於亞洲藝術的重要書籍，《Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery》-關於義大利和印度尼西亞政府合作的大規模考古項目，以及《滿者伯夷-來自被遺忘王國的傑作》。
品相：狀況良好，有預期的磨損和廣泛使用痕跡、一些侵蝕，大面積微小的刻痕，輕微自然裂縫和固有的點蝕。

重量：292.7 克
尺寸：長7.5 厘米

專家注釋: 寶石工匠在找到合適的石料後，盡可能少地進行雕刻和拋光，讓大自然完成大部分工作，以達到最大可能的效果並突出石料的自然特徵。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：維也納Galerie Zacke，2021年10月15日，lot 30
價格：EUR 4,298（相當於今日EUR 4,700）
描述：宋至明初罕見瑪瑙臥兔山子
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型和顏色。請注意尺寸不同(9厘米)。

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