A FAMILLE VERTE RETICULATED OVAL PARFUMIER

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HKD 150 000
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30.05.2023 05:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 2811 | A FAMILLE VERTE RETICULATED OVAL PARFUMIER
A FAMILLE VERTE RETICULATED OVAL PARFUMIER

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The oval basket-shaped parfumier holder has a squared loop handle in imitation of woven bamboo, and the pierced body is decorated with rectangular panels each enclosing a flower spray, all between the keyfret border above and a scrolling border below. The cover is decorated with a chrysanthemum blossom and surmounted by a bud-form finial.

5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high





Provenance

The Rt. Hon. Lord Brownlow Collection, according to label

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, purchased in 1929, no. (X)180



Literature

E.E. Bluett, 'Chinese Works of Art in English Collections: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. R.H.R Palmer- I', Apollo, New York, January 1958, p. 198, fig. V (Fig. 1)
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