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Three blue-and-white porcelain water pipes, made in China fo…
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93
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Three blue-and-white porcelain water pipes, made in China fo…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Three blue-and-white porcelain water pipes, made in China for Vietnam, 19th century
- One decorated with a lakeside landscape featuring a fisherman and a pavilion. Copper-alloy mounts with a movable handle. Below, a mark reading Nhã Ngo?n Luu Huong - ???? (“refined objects to be savoured, which leave a sweet fragrance”). Fel on the bowl. – The second features a floral design, a branch of flowering plum, Taoist emblems: a fan and a scroll, and auspicious characters: Tho (longevity) and Fu (happiness). Copper alloy mount with a movable handle and hinges bearing auspicious characters matching those on the decoration. Below is a mark reading Tho (longevity). Fel below. - The last one features a floral design of peonies, leafy scrolls, lotuses and flowering plum trees. Copper alloy frame with a movable handle and hinges in the shape of bats. Below is a ‘Tho’ (longevity) mark.
Height: approx. 10 cm
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