Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part 1 June 29th 2021

www.adams.ie 67 Fine Asian Art | 29 th & 30 th June 2021 94 *A RETICULATED IVORY CALABASH-SHAPED PARFUMIER / LIDDED BOX China, Jiaqing, 18th-19th century Naturalistically carved as a double gourd with blossoming branches, entirely reticulated, made of two fitting parts, both of them engraved with an inscription to the inner rim. H: 6,6 cm Weight: 14 grams € 1,500 - 3,000 Notes: 1. This piece is a testimony of the craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty ivory carving 96 *AN IVORY LIDDED URN WITH LOOSE RING HANDLES China, Canton, Dynastie Qing, 19th century H: 24,5 cm Weight: 573 grams € 800 - 1,500 masters. At that time, small ivory boxes were made of organic shapes. 2. See, inter alia, an ivory reticulated parfumier shaped as a melon published in The Palace Museum Collection of Elite Carvings, Beijing, 2002, cat. no. 124. 3. For a related parfumier at auction, though a polychromed one, see Sotheby’s Paris, 2012/12/18, lot 174. 4. Two related gourd-shaped parfumiers are illustrated in Spink & Son, Ltd., Ivories of China and the East, London, 1984, cat.nos. 228 ad 229. € 1,500 - 3,000 95 *A ‘NAPOLEONIC’ IVORY CARD HOLDER China, Canton, Qing Dynasty, 19th century Intricately carved to both side, one with the tomb of Napoleon in Saint Helena, the other one with Longwood House, i.e. the residence of Napoleon in Saint Helena. - H: 8,3 cm - w: 4,5 cm - thickness: 1,2 cm Weight: 39 grams Notes: 1. In 2021, France does celebratethe bicentenary of death of napoleon. 2. This piece has been carved based on a European engraving. On the original one, the places are identified on each face by an inscription. € 400 - 600 *网纹象牙葫芦形香水瓶/带盖盒 中国，嘉庆，18-19世纪 *“拿破仑”象牙卡片夹 中国，广州，清朝，19世纪 *带有松环手柄的象牙加盖器皿 中国，广州，清朝，19世纪