Fine Asian Art - 12th November 2024

Lot 14

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE INCENSE BOX AND COVER

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £5670

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Description

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE INCENSE BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG 1736-95

Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover carved in low relief with an archaistic design within a rope twist band, raised on a short straight foot, the base with a paper label for the Victor Rienaecker Collection, 6.2cm. (2)

Provenance: Hinton Daniell Stewart (1835-1926) of Strathgarry, Perthshire, founder of the firm of Stewart Thompson and Sons (Manchester Cotton Merchants), and thence by descent.

Victor Rienaecker (1887-1957) was a client of London dealers Bluett's from 1934-55. The major part of his collection consisted of Chinese ceramics from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties and also carvings in jade, ivory, horn, soapstone and amber. For further details see R Davids & D Jellinek, Provenance, p.373.

清乾隆 青白玉夔龍紋蓋盒
來源：英國蘇格蘭佩斯郡斯特拉斯加里， Hinton Daniell Stewart（1835-1926）收藏，Hinton是曼徹斯特棉業公司Stewart Thompson的創始人，之後由其後人繼承。