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AN INLAID GOLD RETICULATED 'SHOU AND BATS' PARFUMIERE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- gold
the two-part hinged quatrefoil case decorated on both sides with a shou character between bats in flight, picked out in red and blue enamels against a cash-diaper filigree ground, all within a border of turquoise cabochons around the edges, attached on both sides with yellow tassels suspending a glass bead, fitted box (2)
Provenance
From a private French collection.
Condition
The bats are possibly missing inlay for the eyes, otherwise it is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The gold tested as 22 KT.; weight approximately 52 dwts (including inlaid stones).
A similar example in the Qing Court collection, and still in Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Treasures of Imperial Court, Hong Kong, 2004, pl. 98, together with a circular box of this type, inlaid with three orchid flowers in kingfisher feather, pl. 97. An example of simlar form but set with pearls was sold in our Hong Kong rooms 9th October 2012, lot 3022. See also a slightly larger box of similar form and gold thread filigree ground, but set upon a solid box and inlaid with turquoise to depict birds in a landscape setting, from the H.M. Knight collection, sold in these rooms, 20th and 21st May 1987, lot 612, and now in the Pierre Uldry collection, included in the exhibition Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1994, cat. no. 311.
A similar example in the Qing Court collection, and still in Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Treasures of Imperial Court, Hong Kong, 2004, pl. 98, together with a circular box of this type, inlaid with three orchid flowers in kingfisher feather, pl. 97. An example of simlar form but set with pearls was sold in our Hong Kong rooms 9th October 2012, lot 3022. See also a slightly larger box of similar form and gold thread filigree ground, but set upon a solid box and inlaid with turquoise to depict birds in a landscape setting, from the H.M. Knight collection, sold in these rooms, 20th and 21st May 1987, lot 612, and now in the Pierre Uldry collection, included in the exhibition Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 1994, cat. no. 311.