30th Sep, 2022 10:00

DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 487
 

487

A RARE ‘COMPANION OF PINE AND MOON’ BRONZE CENSER, SONG YUE LÜ MARK, 17TH CENTURY
十七世紀”松月侶“ 款荷塘鴨戲銅爐

Sold for €2,600

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Lot details

China. The massively cast tripod vessel is of compressed globular form, supported on three tapering feet, the shoulders set with a pair of simplistic loop handles, neatly incised to each side with mythical beasts. The body finely decorated with two reserves depicting geese in a lotus pond, all finely engraved in high relief.

Inscriptions: Neatly cast seal mark to the base, ‘Song Yue Lü’ (Companion of Pine and Moon).

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear, minute nicks here and there, minor casting irregularities, some encrustations to the handles, and a fine naturally grown patina overall.

Weight: 1,348 g
Dimensions: Diameter 14 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 20 April 2022, lot 199
Price: EUR 13,860
Description: A bronze tripod incense burner, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and near identical Song Yue Lü mark to the base. Note that this censer lacks any kind of decoration.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 2955
Price: HKD 225,000 or approx. EUR 28,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze tripod censer and stand, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and near identical Song Yue Lü mark to the base. Note that this censer has no decoration and retains its matching stand.


十七世紀”松月侶“ 款荷塘鴨戲銅爐
中國。爐平口,頸部略收,腹部寬敞圓鼓, 身下三乳足飽滿,比例均勻,腹部荷塘鴨戲。兩側鋬耳圓形帶尖,線條優美。香爐沈穩大氣,底蘊深厚,持久耐看。

款識:底鑄”松月侶“ 三字篆書款

來源:英國古玩交易市場。
品相:狀況極好,有磨損,局部有微小刻痕,鑄造有輕微的不規則性,雙耳上有一些結殼,整體包漿厚亮。

重量:1,348克
尺寸:直徑14厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:巴黎蘇富比,2022年4月20日,lot 199
價格:EUR 13,860
描述:清十七至十八世紀銅雙耳爐
專家評論:比較非常相近的形式和底部幾乎相同的“松月侶” 篆書款。請注意此香爐沒有任何形式的裝飾。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2019年5月29日,lot 2955
價格:HKD 225,000(相當於今日EUR 28,000
描述:清代十八世紀的三足銅爐和底座
專家評論:比較非常相近的形式和底部幾乎相同的“松月侶” 篆書款。請注意此爐沒有任何裝飾,並保留了其配套的底座。

 

China. The massively cast tripod vessel is of compressed globular form, supported on three tapering feet, the shoulders set with a pair of simplistic loop handles, neatly incised to each side with mythical beasts. The body finely decorated with two reserves depicting geese in a lotus pond, all finely engraved in high relief.

Inscriptions: Neatly cast seal mark to the base, ‘Song Yue Lü’ (Companion of Pine and Moon).

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear, minute nicks here and there, minor casting irregularities, some encrustations to the handles, and a fine naturally grown patina overall.

Weight: 1,348 g
Dimensions: Diameter 14 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 20 April 2022, lot 199
Price: EUR 13,860
Description: A bronze tripod incense burner, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and near identical Song Yue Lü mark to the base. Note that this censer lacks any kind of decoration.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, lot 2955
Price: HKD 225,000 or approx. EUR 28,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze tripod censer and stand, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and near identical Song Yue Lü mark to the base. Note that this censer has no decoration and retains its matching stand.


十七世紀”松月侶“ 款荷塘鴨戲銅爐
中國。爐平口,頸部略收,腹部寬敞圓鼓, 身下三乳足飽滿,比例均勻,腹部荷塘鴨戲。兩側鋬耳圓形帶尖,線條優美。香爐沈穩大氣,底蘊深厚,持久耐看。

款識:底鑄”松月侶“ 三字篆書款

來源:英國古玩交易市場。
品相:狀況極好,有磨損,局部有微小刻痕,鑄造有輕微的不規則性,雙耳上有一些結殼,整體包漿厚亮。

重量:1,348克
尺寸:直徑14厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:巴黎蘇富比,2022年4月20日,lot 199
價格:EUR 13,860
描述:清十七至十八世紀銅雙耳爐
專家評論:比較非常相近的形式和底部幾乎相同的“松月侶” 篆書款。請注意此香爐沒有任何形式的裝飾。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2019年5月29日,lot 2955
價格:HKD 225,000(相當於今日EUR 28,000
描述:清代十八世紀的三足銅爐和底座
專家評論:比較非常相近的形式和底部幾乎相同的“松月侶” 篆書款。請注意此爐沒有任何裝飾,並保留了其配套的底座。

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