The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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A carnelian agate 'double carp' vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 南紅瑪瑙雙魚花插

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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

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6,000 - 8,000 GBP

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A carnelian agate 'double carp' vase 

Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century

清十八/十九世紀 南紅瑪瑙雙魚花插


carved as two confronted carp leaping from tumultuous waves, with mouths wide open and hollowed forming the vases, with bulging eyes and scaly bodies, the stone a milky-white tone with vermillion-red highlights

20.5 cm high

Sir Ernest Cassel (1852-1921).
Carved from a large piece of carnelian agate, it is closely related to an example in the Palace Museum collection, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan lidai yishuguan chenpiepin tumu, Beijing, 1991, pl. 1314.