5th Mar, 2021 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 48
 

48

AN AQUAMARINE GREEN GLASS BI DISK, HAN DYNASTY
漢代玻璃璧

Sold for €7,584

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 202 BC to 220 AD. Of circular form, the glass of a deep turquoise to aquamarine green tone.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Bao Dai, last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty (a letter of provenance, signed by Dr. István Zelnik, will be handed to the winning bidder). The István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. An institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Bao Dai was the 13th and final Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, the last Imperial dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was Emperor of Annam. After his abdication in 1945, he remained an important advisor to the new government under Ho Chi Minh but left for France in 1946, until he was persuaded by the French to return as head of state in 1949. He moved back to France in 1954 after the peace deal between the French and the Viet Minh, appointing Ngo Dinh Diem as his prime minister. After being removed from power by Diem in a referendum in 1955, he spent the remainder of his life in exile in France.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with extensive wear, several small chips and fine cracks, some open bubbles and pitting.


Weight: 322.6 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Diameter 14.3 cm

With a modern stand and an old velvet box. (3)

Literature comparison: Compare with a related glass disk in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2006.404.

漢代玻璃璧
中國,公元前202 BC 至公元 220 年。呈圓形,玻璃深綠色漸進到翠綠色。

來源:原越南阮朝最後一位皇帝阮福永瑞收藏 (根據來源信件,由 Dr. István Zelnik簽名,將會交給獲得此藏品的藏家) 。The István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, 購於上述收藏。一個比利時藝術收藏機構購於上述美術館。阮福永瑞,即保大帝,是越南最後的皇朝阮朝第十三位也是最後一位皇帝。從1926年到1945年,他是安南皇帝。 自1945年退位後,他一直是胡志明領導下的新政府的重要顧問,但於1946年前往法國,直到法國說服他在1949年返回越南成爲臨時國家元首。1954年,他移居法國。1955年,在首相吳廷琰私下操縱的公民投票中,越南的君主制被廢除,保大帝隨後流亡法國直至逝世。
圖片:保大帝 (1913-1997)
品相:良好的狀態與年齡相稱,大面積磨損,一些小碎屑和細裂紋,一些開放的氣泡和點蝕。

重量:322.6 克 (不含底座)
尺寸:直徑14.3 厘米

現代底座和舊絲絨盒

 

China, 202 BC to 220 AD. Of circular form, the glass of a deep turquoise to aquamarine green tone.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Bao Dai, last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty (a letter of provenance, signed by Dr. István Zelnik, will be handed to the winning bidder). The István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. An institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Bao Dai was the 13th and final Emperor of the Nguyen dynasty, the last Imperial dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was Emperor of Annam. After his abdication in 1945, he remained an important advisor to the new government under Ho Chi Minh but left for France in 1946, until he was persuaded by the French to return as head of state in 1949. He moved back to France in 1954 after the peace deal between the French and the Viet Minh, appointing Ngo Dinh Diem as his prime minister. After being removed from power by Diem in a referendum in 1955, he spent the remainder of his life in exile in France.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with extensive wear, several small chips and fine cracks, some open bubbles and pitting.


Weight: 322.6 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Diameter 14.3 cm

With a modern stand and an old velvet box. (3)

Literature comparison: Compare with a related glass disk in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2006.404.

漢代玻璃璧
中國,公元前202 BC 至公元 220 年。呈圓形,玻璃深綠色漸進到翠綠色。

來源:原越南阮朝最後一位皇帝阮福永瑞收藏 (根據來源信件,由 Dr. István Zelnik簽名,將會交給獲得此藏品的藏家) 。The István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, 購於上述收藏。一個比利時藝術收藏機構購於上述美術館。阮福永瑞,即保大帝,是越南最後的皇朝阮朝第十三位也是最後一位皇帝。從1926年到1945年,他是安南皇帝。 自1945年退位後,他一直是胡志明領導下的新政府的重要顧問,但於1946年前往法國,直到法國說服他在1949年返回越南成爲臨時國家元首。1954年,他移居法國。1955年,在首相吳廷琰私下操縱的公民投票中,越南的君主制被廢除,保大帝隨後流亡法國直至逝世。
圖片:保大帝 (1913-1997)
品相:良好的狀態與年齡相稱,大面積磨損,一些小碎屑和細裂紋,一些開放的氣泡和點蝕。

重量:322.6 克 (不含底座)
尺寸:直徑14.3 厘米

現代底座和舊絲絨盒

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