10th Mar, 2023 10:00

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

 
  Lot 604
 

604

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, JIAQING MARK AND PERIOD
嘉慶款及年代粉彩“八仙過海”鼻煙壺

Sold for €3,640

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Lot details

China. Of square section with a waisted neck and gilt lip, supported on a tapering foot with concave base, finely painted in underglaze blue, gilt, and bright enamels to depict a continuous scene with the eight immortals amid swirling clouds and crashing waves along with their attributes and mythical creatures, the neck and foot decorated with foliate sprays. The base with an iron-red four-character mark Jiaqing nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance
: Millon Jutheau, Paris, 24 April 1983, lot 35. French private collection, by repute acquired from the above (invoice lost). Thence by descent within the family to the last owner.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, few minuscule nicks to the foot, and manufacturing flaws including glaze flakes to the edges.

Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral with embossed silver mount, metal spoon
Weight: 36.1 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 8 mm.

One side shows He Xiangu carrying her basket with peaches and Han Xiangzi playing his flute while floating on a toad, to their left are Lü Dongbin and Lan Caihe riding a raft, followed by Li Tieguai with his iron stick on a lotus leaf, and Zhongli Quan carrying his fan while floating on a crab. The fourth side depicts Zhang Guolao playing the fish drum above a bamboo stalk, and Cao Guojiu behind him riding on a large red fish.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2013, lot 179
Price: HKD 137,500 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-rose porcelain ‘Lu Dongbin’ snuff bottle, seal mark and period of Jiaqing
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, material, and enamels.



嘉慶款及年代粉彩“八仙過海”鼻煙壺
中國。壺口外撇,束經,壺身四方圓角,斂足。以青花、鎏金和明亮的琺瑯彩精細描繪八仙過海場景,頸部和足部飾有纏枝紋。底足内鐵紅四字款“嘉慶年製”款。

來源:巴黎Millon Jutheau,1983年4月24日,lot 35;法國私人收藏,據說購於上述拍賣(發票丟失);在同一家族保存至今。
品相:狀況非常好,有一些磨損,足部有微小的劃痕,製造缺陷,邊緣的釉面剝落。

壺蓋:仿珊瑚料器,鑲銀,金屬小勺
重量:36.1 克
尺寸:含蓋高70 毫米,頸部直徑18 毫米,壺口 8 毫米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:香港蘇富比,2013年11月25日,lot 179
價格:HKD 137,500(相當於今日EUR 21,000
描述:清嘉慶粉彩「呂洞賓三醉岳陽樓」鼻煙壺 《嘉慶年製》款
專家評論:比較非常相近外型、材料和琺瑯。

#byimperialcommandsnuffbottles

 

China. Of square section with a waisted neck and gilt lip, supported on a tapering foot with concave base, finely painted in underglaze blue, gilt, and bright enamels to depict a continuous scene with the eight immortals amid swirling clouds and crashing waves along with their attributes and mythical creatures, the neck and foot decorated with foliate sprays. The base with an iron-red four-character mark Jiaqing nianzhi and of the period.

Provenance
: Millon Jutheau, Paris, 24 April 1983, lot 35. French private collection, by repute acquired from the above (invoice lost). Thence by descent within the family to the last owner.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, few minuscule nicks to the foot, and manufacturing flaws including glaze flakes to the edges.

Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral with embossed silver mount, metal spoon
Weight: 36.1 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 8 mm.

One side shows He Xiangu carrying her basket with peaches and Han Xiangzi playing his flute while floating on a toad, to their left are Lü Dongbin and Lan Caihe riding a raft, followed by Li Tieguai with his iron stick on a lotus leaf, and Zhongli Quan carrying his fan while floating on a crab. The fourth side depicts Zhang Guolao playing the fish drum above a bamboo stalk, and Cao Guojiu behind him riding on a large red fish.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2013, lot 179
Price: HKD 137,500 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille-rose porcelain ‘Lu Dongbin’ snuff bottle, seal mark and period of Jiaqing
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, material, and enamels.



嘉慶款及年代粉彩“八仙過海”鼻煙壺
中國。壺口外撇,束經,壺身四方圓角,斂足。以青花、鎏金和明亮的琺瑯彩精細描繪八仙過海場景,頸部和足部飾有纏枝紋。底足内鐵紅四字款“嘉慶年製”款。

來源:巴黎Millon Jutheau,1983年4月24日,lot 35;法國私人收藏,據說購於上述拍賣(發票丟失);在同一家族保存至今。
品相:狀況非常好,有一些磨損,足部有微小的劃痕,製造缺陷,邊緣的釉面剝落。

壺蓋:仿珊瑚料器,鑲銀,金屬小勺
重量:36.1 克
尺寸:含蓋高70 毫米,頸部直徑18 毫米,壺口 8 毫米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:香港蘇富比,2013年11月25日,lot 179
價格:HKD 137,500(相當於今日EUR 21,000
描述:清嘉慶粉彩「呂洞賓三醉岳陽樓」鼻煙壺 《嘉慶年製》款
專家評論:比較非常相近外型、材料和琺瑯。

#byimperialcommandsnuffbottles

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