A LAPIS LAZULI 'CHILONG' LIBATION CUP, LATE QING DYNASTY
China, 19th - early 20th century. Well hollowed, the flaring upper body tapering to a short oval foot, a pair of chilongs with furcated tails forming the two openwork handles, one peering near the spout, and the other clambering below the rim. The stone of an intense, striking blue hue amid veins in various shades of gray beneath glimmering mica flecks.


Provenance
: French trade.

Condition
: Excellent condition with some old wear and minuscule nicks. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into microscopic hairline cracks.

Weight: 154.4 g
Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm, Width 7.4 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 10 June 2014, lot 257
Price: EUR 6,000 or approx.
EUR 7,100
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small lapis lazuli brush washer, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of carving with similar chilong.




清末青金石螭龍杯

中國，十九世紀至二十世紀初。杯口外翻，兩側螭龍執柄，鏤空雕刻，尾部分叉，橢圓形圈足。一隻往上攀爬至杯口，另一隻往下攀爬。石料色澤濃鬱，金色星點閃閃發光。


來源：
法國古玩交易。

品相：
狀況良好，有一些磨損和微小的刻痕。石材具有天然内沁和裂隙，其中一些可能已發展成微小的裂紋。

重量：154.4 克
尺寸：高 7.3 厘米, 寬 7.4 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2014年6月10日，lot 257
價格：EUR 6,000（相當於今日
EUR 7,100
）
描述：清 青金石螭龍紋筆洗
專家評論：比較相近雕刻風格和相似的螭龍。