9th Mar, 2023 13:00

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

 
Lot 53
 

53

A MUGHAL STYLE PALE CELADON JADE CENSER AND COVER
蒙兀兒風格青白玉雕香薰爐

Sold for €3,900

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Lot details

China, 19th century. The censer of globular form with thin walls, the deep bowl raised on a stepped foot with a reticulated mid-section suspending four rings, flanked by a pair of dragon head handles framed by scrolling vines and suspending loose rings. The domed cover also reticulated with meandering vines below a chrysanthemum finial from which project four foliate loops suspending loose rings. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with few small russet areas and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance
: From the collection of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom, who has been collecting Asian works of art for the last 50 years, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, ‘Antique jade incense burner on stand. 18th/19th century. Qing dynasty.’
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling, and a small nick to the base which has been smoothened. The stone with few small fissures, some of which have developed into thin hairline cracks. The wood stand with minor wear and expected age cracks.

Weight: 405.1 g (excl. base) and 738.4 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 16.1 cm (excl. base) and 23.1 cm (incl. base)

With an old, lacquered wood stand. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 6 April 2011, lot 420
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese whitish jade censer and pierced cover
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, reticulated cover, and loose rings. Note the size (15.2 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 880
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pale greenish-white jade tripod censer and cover
Expert remark: Compare the related form, reticulated cover, and loose rings, as well as the closely related color of the jade. Note the size (18.8 cm) and foliate feet.



蒙兀兒風格青白玉雕香薰爐
中國,十九世紀。薄壁圓球形香爐,高圈足台,爐蓋鏤空雕刻纏枝紋,兩側龍首耳一對,懸掛活環。蓋頂成菊花瓣紋,懸掛四活環。淺青色半透明玉料,輕微赤褐色斑紋,白色絮狀物。

來源:英國倫敦紳士收藏,其亞洲收藏至少超過五十年歷史,保存至今。圈足内標籤可見 ‘Antique jade incense burner on stand. 18th/19th century. Qing dynasty.’ (玉香爐,十八至十九世紀,清代)
品相:品相極佳,輕微磨損,小磕損,底座上有一個小缺口,已打磨光滑。玉料有輕微小裂隙,有的已發展成細細的裂隙。木架有輕微磨損和預期的老化裂縫。

重量:405.1 克 (不含底座) ,738.4克 (含底座)
尺寸:高 16.1 厘米 (不含底座) ,23.1 厘米 (含底座)

漆木底座。(2)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2011年4月6日,lot 420
價格:USD 8,125(相當於今日EUR 10,000
描述:青白玉雕香薰爐
專家評論:比較非常相近的外形、網形蓋和懸掛活環。請注意尺寸(15.2 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2013年3月21日,lot 880
價格:USD 20,000(相當於今日EUR 24,500
描述:青白玉透雕花卉卷草紋花耳活環三足蓋爐
專家評論:比較相近的外形、網形蓋和懸掛活環,以及非常相近的玉石顏色。請注意尺寸(18.8 厘米) 和花邊腳。

 

China, 19th century. The censer of globular form with thin walls, the deep bowl raised on a stepped foot with a reticulated mid-section suspending four rings, flanked by a pair of dragon head handles framed by scrolling vines and suspending loose rings. The domed cover also reticulated with meandering vines below a chrysanthemum finial from which project four foliate loops suspending loose rings. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with few small russet areas and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance
: From the collection of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom, who has been collecting Asian works of art for the last 50 years, and thence by descent. The base with an old label, ‘Antique jade incense burner on stand. 18th/19th century. Qing dynasty.’
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling, and a small nick to the base which has been smoothened. The stone with few small fissures, some of which have developed into thin hairline cracks. The wood stand with minor wear and expected age cracks.

Weight: 405.1 g (excl. base) and 738.4 g (incl. base)
Dimensions: Height 16.1 cm (excl. base) and 23.1 cm (incl. base)

With an old, lacquered wood stand. (2)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 6 April 2011, lot 420
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 10,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese whitish jade censer and pierced cover
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, reticulated cover, and loose rings. Note the size (15.2 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 880
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 24,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pale greenish-white jade tripod censer and cover
Expert remark: Compare the related form, reticulated cover, and loose rings, as well as the closely related color of the jade. Note the size (18.8 cm) and foliate feet.



蒙兀兒風格青白玉雕香薰爐
中國,十九世紀。薄壁圓球形香爐,高圈足台,爐蓋鏤空雕刻纏枝紋,兩側龍首耳一對,懸掛活環。蓋頂成菊花瓣紋,懸掛四活環。淺青色半透明玉料,輕微赤褐色斑紋,白色絮狀物。

來源:英國倫敦紳士收藏,其亞洲收藏至少超過五十年歷史,保存至今。圈足内標籤可見 ‘Antique jade incense burner on stand. 18th/19th century. Qing dynasty.’ (玉香爐,十八至十九世紀,清代)
品相:品相極佳,輕微磨損,小磕損,底座上有一個小缺口,已打磨光滑。玉料有輕微小裂隙,有的已發展成細細的裂隙。木架有輕微磨損和預期的老化裂縫。

重量:405.1 克 (不含底座) ,738.4克 (含底座)
尺寸:高 16.1 厘米 (不含底座) ,23.1 厘米 (含底座)

漆木底座。(2)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:非常相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2011年4月6日,lot 420
價格:USD 8,125(相當於今日EUR 10,000
描述:青白玉雕香薰爐
專家評論:比較非常相近的外形、網形蓋和懸掛活環。請注意尺寸(15.2 厘米)。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約佳士得,2013年3月21日,lot 880
價格:USD 20,000(相當於今日EUR 24,500
描述:青白玉透雕花卉卷草紋花耳活環三足蓋爐
專家評論:比較相近的外形、網形蓋和懸掛活環,以及非常相近的玉石顏色。請注意尺寸(18.8 厘米) 和花邊腳。

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