10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
327
AN ARCHAISTIC SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘TAOTIE’ BANGLE, LATE MING DYNASTY
明末碧玉饕餮紋手鐲
Sold for €715
including Buyer's Premium
China, 16th - early 17th century. Well carved in low relief around the exterior sides with a continuous design of five taotie masks framed by horizontal and vertical key-fret borders. The opaque stone of a dark green tone with gray veins and icy inclusions.
Provenance: The personal collection of Robert Rousset, acquired before 1935. Thence by descent to Jean-Pierre Rousset. The interior sides with an old label, ‘327’. Robert Rousset was a former French radio officer in the merchant navy, who became one of the most prominent pioneers of the Chinese art market in Paris. As a child, his father, an insurance agent, would take him to Hôtel Drouot where he started to buy at a very young age. His true passion for Asian art started in the 1920s, when he was sent on a mission to Beijing after the decline of the Qing empire, along with Osvald Sirén, the famous Swedish Asian art historian and connoisseur. He then became one of the main contributors of Chinese antiques for the Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, founded in Paris in the early 20th century by the Blazy brothers. After the 1929 stock market crash, he had the opportunity to acquire the company. With his sister Suzanne in charge of the porcelain, they developed the business and became one of the most important dealers in France, selling pieces to the greatest museums, including the Musée Guimet and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear, natural inclusions, and microscopic nicks here and there. Good, unctuous feel overall.
Weight: 120.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8.3 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 813
Price: USD 8,750 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A greenish-yellow and brown jade bangle, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving with similar key-frets, and size (8.3 cm).
明末碧玉饕餮紋手鐲
中國，十六至十七世紀初。外壁淺浮雕五個饕餮紋，深綠色不透明石料，帶有灰色紋理和內沁。
來源：Robert Rousset私人收藏, 購於1935年前，保存至Jean-Pierre Rousset。內有舊標籤‘327’。Robert Rousset曾是商船的無線電通信官。 他是法國巴黎的中國藝術市場最傑出的先驅之一。他的父親是一名保險代理人，會帶他去 Hôtel Drouot拍賣行，孩提時代他就開始購買藝術品。他對亞洲藝術的真正熱情始於 1920 年代，當時清朝沒落，他與瑞典著名亞洲藝術史學家和鑑賞家 Osvald Sirén 一起被派往北京。隨後，他成為二十世紀初由 Blazy 兄弟在巴黎創立的 Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes 旗下中國古董的主要合作者之一。1929 年股市崩盤後，他有機會收購了這家公司。在他負責瓷器的妹妹 Suzanne的帶領下，他們發展了這項業務，並成為法國最重要的經銷商之一，向最大的博物館，包括吉美博物館和大都會藝術博物館，出售古董。
品相：狀況極佳，有一些磨損、天然內含物和微小刻痕。整體感覺細膩。
重量：120.6 克
尺寸：直徑8.3 釐米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月21日，lot 813
價格：USD 8,750（相當於今日EUR 10,000）
描述：明青玉銅錢紋鐲
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，相似的雷紋雕刻和尺寸(8.3毫米)。
China, 16th - early 17th century. Well carved in low relief around the exterior sides with a continuous design of five taotie masks framed by horizontal and vertical key-fret borders. The opaque stone of a dark green tone with gray veins and icy inclusions.
Provenance: The personal collection of Robert Rousset, acquired before 1935. Thence by descent to Jean-Pierre Rousset. The interior sides with an old label, ‘327’. Robert Rousset was a former French radio officer in the merchant navy, who became one of the most prominent pioneers of the Chinese art market in Paris. As a child, his father, an insurance agent, would take him to Hôtel Drouot where he started to buy at a very young age. His true passion for Asian art started in the 1920s, when he was sent on a mission to Beijing after the decline of the Qing empire, along with Osvald Sirén, the famous Swedish Asian art historian and connoisseur. He then became one of the main contributors of Chinese antiques for the Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, founded in Paris in the early 20th century by the Blazy brothers. After the 1929 stock market crash, he had the opportunity to acquire the company. With his sister Suzanne in charge of the porcelain, they developed the business and became one of the most important dealers in France, selling pieces to the greatest museums, including the Musée Guimet and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear, natural inclusions, and microscopic nicks here and there. Good, unctuous feel overall.
Weight: 120.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8.3 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 813
Price: USD 8,750 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A greenish-yellow and brown jade bangle, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving with similar key-frets, and size (8.3 cm).
明末碧玉饕餮紋手鐲
中國，十六至十七世紀初。外壁淺浮雕五個饕餮紋，深綠色不透明石料，帶有灰色紋理和內沁。
來源：Robert Rousset私人收藏, 購於1935年前，保存至Jean-Pierre Rousset。內有舊標籤‘327’。Robert Rousset曾是商船的無線電通信官。 他是法國巴黎的中國藝術市場最傑出的先驅之一。他的父親是一名保險代理人，會帶他去 Hôtel Drouot拍賣行，孩提時代他就開始購買藝術品。他對亞洲藝術的真正熱情始於 1920 年代，當時清朝沒落，他與瑞典著名亞洲藝術史學家和鑑賞家 Osvald Sirén 一起被派往北京。隨後，他成為二十世紀初由 Blazy 兄弟在巴黎創立的 Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes 旗下中國古董的主要合作者之一。1929 年股市崩盤後，他有機會收購了這家公司。在他負責瓷器的妹妹 Suzanne的帶領下，他們發展了這項業務，並成為法國最重要的經銷商之一，向最大的博物館，包括吉美博物館和大都會藝術博物館，出售古董。
品相：狀況極佳，有一些磨損、天然內含物和微小刻痕。整體感覺細膩。
重量：120.6 克
尺寸：直徑8.3 釐米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月21日，lot 813
價格：USD 8,750（相當於今日EUR 10,000）
描述：明青玉銅錢紋鐲
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，相似的雷紋雕刻和尺寸(8.3毫米)。
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