Lot 850
- 850
A ROCK CRYSTAL 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Length 7 1/4 in., 18.3 cm
of triangular form and carved in openwork, with two clambering mythical beasts amidst swirls of mist rising above rocky formations, each with large eyes, flat snout, and curling bifurcated tails, scattered black flecks at the top of the uppermost chilong
Provenance
E. & J. Frankel, New York, circa 1970s - early 1980s.
Collection of Robert H. Blumenfield.
Christie's New York, 25th March 2010, lot 812.
Collection of Robert H. Blumenfield.
Christie's New York, 25th March 2010, lot 812.