28 juillet 2019
A rock crystal ‘Three Friends’ vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 39. A rock crystal ‘Three Friends’ vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 11.5cm., 4 ½ in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,250 GBP. © Sotheby's
naturalistically modelled in the form of a tree trunk, the exterior carved with a gnarled prunus tree, leafy bamboo and lingzhi beside rockwork and overhanging pine branches above, the transparent crystal with some minor inclusions.
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 18th October 1978.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014
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