10th Mar, 2023 10:00

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

 
  Lot 580
 

580

A CARNELIAN AGATE MINIATURE ‘PHOENIX’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
十八至十九世紀紅玉髓鳳紋輔首小鼻煙壺

Sold for €650

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Lot details

China. Of baluster form, supported on a thick oval foot and rising to a cylindrical neck with galleried rim. Each side carved in low relief with an archaistic phoenix above a band of stiff leaves, flanked by beast masks in high relief. The translucent stone of a deep red color with distinct white bands.

Provenance: English trade. The base with an old label, ‘249’.
Condition:
Excellent condition with minor wear and minuscule nicks. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. The stopper lost.

Weight: 29.1 g
Dimensions: Height 40 mm. Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 5 mm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 November 2010, lot 62
Price: HKD 102,000 or approx. EUR 17,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carnelian archaistic snuff bottle, Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1730–1830
Expert remark: Compare the related color and archaistic motif with similar beast mask handles, though suspending mock rings unlike the present lot. Note the size (4.05 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 12 September 2018, lot 676
Price: USD 3,000 or approx. EUR 3,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved carnelian agate snuff bottle, 1780-1880
Expert remark: Compare the related color and low-relief carving. Note the size (4.7 cm).



十八至十九世紀紅玉髓鳳紋輔首小鼻煙壺
中國,唇口,直頸,豐肩,斂腹,橢圓形圈足,淺浮雕鳳凰,肩部高浮雕獸面輔首。深紅色的半透明石頭,帶有明顯的白色條紋。

來源:英國古玩交易,底部有老標籤 ‘249’。
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和微小劃痕。具有天然內沁和裂隙,其中一些可能隨著時間的推移發展成細小的裂紋。壺蓋丟失。

重量:29.1 克
尺寸:高 40 毫米. 頸部直徑11 毫米 ,壺口直徑5 毫米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港邦瀚斯,2010年11月23日,lot 62
價格:HKD 102,000(相當於今日EUR 17,500
描述:紅白玉髓雕獸面銜環鼻煙壺,御製品,推定是宮廷作坊作,北京,1730-1830
專家評論:比較相近的顏色、仿古的主題有相似輔首 。請注意尺寸(4.05 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2018年9月12日,lot 676
價格:USD 3,000(相當於今日EUR 3,400
描述:1780-1880年玉髓瑪瑙雕鯉魚紋鼻煙壺
專家評論:比較相近的顏色和淺浮雕。請注意尺寸(4.7 厘米)。

 

China. Of baluster form, supported on a thick oval foot and rising to a cylindrical neck with galleried rim. Each side carved in low relief with an archaistic phoenix above a band of stiff leaves, flanked by beast masks in high relief. The translucent stone of a deep red color with distinct white bands.

Provenance: English trade. The base with an old label, ‘249’.
Condition:
Excellent condition with minor wear and minuscule nicks. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. The stopper lost.

Weight: 29.1 g
Dimensions: Height 40 mm. Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 5 mm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 November 2010, lot 62
Price: HKD 102,000 or approx. EUR 17,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carnelian archaistic snuff bottle, Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1730–1830
Expert remark: Compare the related color and archaistic motif with similar beast mask handles, though suspending mock rings unlike the present lot. Note the size (4.05 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 12 September 2018, lot 676
Price: USD 3,000 or approx. EUR 3,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved carnelian agate snuff bottle, 1780-1880
Expert remark: Compare the related color and low-relief carving. Note the size (4.7 cm).



十八至十九世紀紅玉髓鳳紋輔首小鼻煙壺
中國,唇口,直頸,豐肩,斂腹,橢圓形圈足,淺浮雕鳳凰,肩部高浮雕獸面輔首。深紅色的半透明石頭,帶有明顯的白色條紋。

來源:英國古玩交易,底部有老標籤 ‘249’。
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和微小劃痕。具有天然內沁和裂隙,其中一些可能隨著時間的推移發展成細小的裂紋。壺蓋丟失。

重量:29.1 克
尺寸:高 40 毫米. 頸部直徑11 毫米 ,壺口直徑5 毫米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港邦瀚斯,2010年11月23日,lot 62
價格:HKD 102,000(相當於今日EUR 17,500
描述:紅白玉髓雕獸面銜環鼻煙壺,御製品,推定是宮廷作坊作,北京,1730-1830
專家評論:比較相近的顏色、仿古的主題有相似輔首 。請注意尺寸(4.05 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2018年9月12日,lot 676
價格:USD 3,000(相當於今日EUR 3,400
描述:1780-1880年玉髓瑪瑙雕鯉魚紋鼻煙壺
專家評論:比較相近的顏色和淺浮雕。請注意尺寸(4.7 厘米)。

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