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SET OF FOUR HARD STONE PIECES, China, 18th century and late …
See original version (French)
104
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SET OF FOUR HARD STONE PIECES, China, 18th century and late …
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
SET OF FOUR HARD STONE PIECES, China, 18th century and late Qing dynasty
Comprising:
- A small rock-crystal bowl, the rim decorated in light relief with lingzhi branches
- Rock crystal statuette of a reclining Buddhist lion
- Rock crystal statuette of Luohan, seated and accompanied by a dragon; the foot is slightly missing
- Amethyst group carved with a child on a buffalo; accidents
H. 3.5 to 8 cm
(from 1 ½ to 3 ¼ in.)
Provenance :
Belgian aristocratic collection
Collection of Paul May (1872-1934), Belgian diplomat (Secretary of the Legation in Peking in 1899 and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Peking from 1917 to 1920);
Then inherited by the current owner
A group of three rock crystal pieces and an amethyst group, China, 18th century and late Qing dynasty
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See original version (French)
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Lot description modified on 05/28/2026 at 3:04 PM
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