ID 718907
Lot 1178 | A TIELIMU PERFUMIER AND A ZITAN ROOT INCENSE HOLDER
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
18TH-19TH CENTURY
With a fitted cover on each end, the cylindrical perfumier is carved with a scene of four figures in a rocky landscape with pine trees. The incense holder is worked to cleverly utilize the natural qualities of the zitan root, and is suggestive of craggy rockwork with stalks of bamboo to one side.
Perfumier: 5 7⁄8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Incense Holder: 4 5⁄8 in. (11.9 cm.) high
Provenance
The Peony Collection, Hong Kong.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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