15th Oct, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘PEBBLE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY
清代中期青玉山子鼻烟壺
Sold for €1,074
including Buyer's Premium
China, 18th century. Smoothly polished and well hollowed, keeping the natural irregular shape of the pebble, the translucent celadon stone accented with delicate shades of russet skin as well as russet veins and icy inclusions.
Provenance: From the private collection of David Widdicombe QC. Thence by descent within the same family. David Graham Widdicombe (1924-2019) was a British Queen’s Counsel and political activist. He studied at Cambridge before being called up to serve in the British Army for the remainder of World War II. While at Cambridge, he became close friends with Lee Kuan Yew, the long-serving prime minister and founding father of Singapore.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor old wear, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Stopper: Coral, carved as a branch
Weight: 84.3 g
Dimensions: Height excl. stopper 70 mm, Diameter mouth 5.5 mm
Auction result comparison: Compare a related pale celadon and russet jade pebble snuff bottle, also dated to the 18th century, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 1 June 2015, lot 690, sold for HKD 62,500.
清代中期青玉山子鼻烟壺
中國，十八世紀。拋光細緻，掏膛良好，保留了玉石的自然形狀。半透明的青色留皮，赤褐色脈絡和内沁。
來源：David Widdicombe QC私人收藏，保存在同一家族内至今。David Graham Widdicombe (1924-2019) 是英國女王的法律顧問和政治活動家。他曾就讀於劍橋大學，之後被徵召在英國軍隊服役，直到二戰結束。 在劍橋期間，他與後來的新加坡開國元勳及總理李光耀成為了親密的朋友。
品相：狀況極好，只有輕微磨損。玉料有天然脈理，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。
壺蓋: 珊瑚，雕刻成樹枝狀
重量：84.3 克
尺寸：不含蓋高70 毫米，壺口直徑 5.5 毫米
拍賣結果比較：一件相近青玉山子鼻烟壺，十八世紀，見香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2015年6月1 日lot 690, 售價HKD 62,500。
China, 18th century. Smoothly polished and well hollowed, keeping the natural irregular shape of the pebble, the translucent celadon stone accented with delicate shades of russet skin as well as russet veins and icy inclusions.
Provenance: From the private collection of David Widdicombe QC. Thence by descent within the same family. David Graham Widdicombe (1924-2019) was a British Queen’s Counsel and political activist. He studied at Cambridge before being called up to serve in the British Army for the remainder of World War II. While at Cambridge, he became close friends with Lee Kuan Yew, the long-serving prime minister and founding father of Singapore.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor old wear, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Stopper: Coral, carved as a branch
Weight: 84.3 g
Dimensions: Height excl. stopper 70 mm, Diameter mouth 5.5 mm
Auction result comparison: Compare a related pale celadon and russet jade pebble snuff bottle, also dated to the 18th century, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 1 June 2015, lot 690, sold for HKD 62,500.
清代中期青玉山子鼻烟壺
中國，十八世紀。拋光細緻，掏膛良好，保留了玉石的自然形狀。半透明的青色留皮，赤褐色脈絡和内沁。
來源：David Widdicombe QC私人收藏，保存在同一家族内至今。David Graham Widdicombe (1924-2019) 是英國女王的法律顧問和政治活動家。他曾就讀於劍橋大學，之後被徵召在英國軍隊服役，直到二戰結束。 在劍橋期間，他與後來的新加坡開國元勳及總理李光耀成為了親密的朋友。
品相：狀況極好，只有輕微磨損。玉料有天然脈理，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。
壺蓋: 珊瑚，雕刻成樹枝狀
重量：84.3 克
尺寸：不含蓋高70 毫米，壺口直徑 5.5 毫米
拍賣結果比較：一件相近青玉山子鼻烟壺，十八世紀，見香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2015年6月1 日lot 690, 售價HKD 62,500。
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