TEST ITEM - A fine Chinese bamboo brush washer carved as a magnolia flower, 18th/19th century
| Current Bid: | £800.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £50.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £850.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £192.00 |
| Total Amount: | £992.00 |
| Number of Bids: | 1 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1036 |
| Auction Start: | 17/09/19 00:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 24/09/19 19:48:24 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 24/09/19 19:54:21 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 9
TEST ITEM - A fine Chinese bamboo brush washer carved as a magnolia flower, 18th/19th century
A fine Chinese bamboo brush washer carved as a magnolia flower, 18th/19th century
木雕玉兰花形笔洗, 18/19世纪
carved in the round, the main body formed of overlapping magnolia petals finely carved creating the hollowed bowl with a narrow petal shaped opening, one side carved with a magnolia tree with two flowering branches stretching around the shoulder of the brush washer
For an example of a brush washer showing similar treatment to the carved petals see Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2008, lot 631
笔洗以玉兰花瓣交叠为形, 洗身一侧刻有玉兰花枝盘绕, 花蕊点缀其中。笔洗刻工柔美细致, 能见玉兰花瓣厚润饱满之美
类似刻法的一件笔洗能见于2008年5月29日香港宝龙拍卖 (Lot 631)
| Size: | 12cm diameter, 6cm high |
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| Condition: | Some wear to the base and to some of the extremities with a few minor chips and dents, one side with an area of old restoration where there was an age crack and some over-painting in the same area and to the base |
| Estimate: | £800 – 1200 |
