CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE

Details

PLATEAU EN IVOIRE PARTIELLEMENT TEINTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Sa forme évoque celle du citron digité sur sa tige noueuse ajourée formant l'anse, parcourue de boutons, fleurs et têtes de ruyi, une chauve-souris rouge se pose délicatement ; petits accidents.
Longueur : 18,5 cm. (7 ¼ in.) ; largeur: 13 cm. (5 1/8 in.)

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Further details

A POLYCHROME IVORY INCENSE TRAY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

See an ivory tray illustrated in Spink & Son, Ivories of China and the East, London, 1984, fig. 149. Also compare to a very closely related "double-gourd"-shaped ivory tray, sold in Christie's Paris, 13 June 2018, lot 101.

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