AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE ENAMEL, PASTE-INSET, QUARTER-STRIKING, MUSICAL AND AUTOMATON ‘ACROBAT’ CLOCK
30.05.2024 10:30UTC +08:00
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6804000HKD HKD 6 804 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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ID 1214713
Lot 2948 | AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED GILT-BRONZE ENAMEL, PASTE-INSET, QUARTER-STRIKING, MUSICAL AND AUTOMATON ‘ACROBAT’ CLOCK
Estimate value
HKD 5 000 000 – 8 000 000
JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
Compare to two imperial musical and automaton clocks with similar style and mechanism in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Qinggong zhongbiao zhencang, Hong Kong, 1995, p 60 (fig. 1), and p. 61.
13 ½ in. (34 cm.) high, 18 ½ in. (47.3 cm.) high overall with box
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Jiaqing period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Clocks - Furnishings |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Jiaqing period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Clocks - Furnishings |
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