Lot 3690
- 3690
A PAIR OF RARE ROCK CRYSTAL 'LOTUS ROOT' BRUSH RESTS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 HKD
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Description
- crystal
- 8.3 and 9.8 cm, 3 3/8 and 3 7/8 in.
each worked as a three-sectioned rhizome, with young shoots and rushes issuing from between, the crystal of a clear transparent tone, wood stands
Provenance
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection.
Collection of Mary and George Bloch.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 23rd October 2005, lot 117.
Collection of Mary and George Bloch.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 23rd October 2005, lot 117.
Literature
Franzart. Chinese Art from the Hedda and Lutz Franz Collection. Vol. III, Stone, Hong Kong, 2013, p. 106.
Catalogue Note
Although crystal was carved extensively during the Qing dynasty, much of it was devoted to rather large, formal vessels and snuff bottles. Small, tasteful scholar's objects, such as this pair of brushrests, are rare.