A CAMEO AGATE OPENWORK 'LINGZHI' FINIAL, CHINA, 17th-18th CENTURY
The translucent stone of variegated brown-black and blue-grey tones cleverly incorporated by the lapidary into a deeply carved depiction of two mushrooms with neatly incised scrolling elements to the fungus heads. The base with a distinct cylindric protuberance for attachment as a finial. Possibly Suzhou School.


Provenance
: From a Swedish private collection.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear, traces of usage, tiny nicks, minuscule nibbles.

Weight: 27.2 g
Dimensions: Height 4.8 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2019, lot 605
Price: HKD 250,000 or approx.
EUR 31,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white and brown jade ‘butterfly, lingzhi and nuts’ group, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject and manner of carving. Note the different material and smaller size (2.5 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 5 November 2018, lot 305
Price: GBP 1,375 or approx.
EUR 2,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carnelian agate ‘lingzhi’ finial carving, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, manner of carving, and agate stone. Note the larger size (11.5 cm).




十七至十八世紀瑪瑙雕靈芝

半透明的棕黑色和藍灰色瑪瑙被巧妙地雕刻成靈芝，線條流暢。底座有明顯的圓柱形，可能曾經被作為某一器具的蓋鈕。


來源：
瑞典私人收藏。

品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損、使用痕跡、微小刻痕和磕損。

重量：27.2 克
尺寸：高 4.8 釐米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2019年11月28日，lot 605
價格：HKD 250,000（相當於今日
EUR 31,500
）
描述：清十九世紀白玉靈芝把件
專家評論：比較相近的主題和雕刻風格。請注意不同的材質和尺寸較小 (2.5 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2018年11月5日，lot 305
價格：GBP 1,375（相當於今日
EUR 2,000
）
描述：十八至十九世紀紅玉髓瑪瑙把件
專家評論：比較相近的主題、雕刻風格和瑪瑙。請注意尺寸較大 (11.5 釐米)。