Olivia Xu
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The Marsh Collection / A RARE ZITAN RUYI SCEPTRE 18th century
Lot 74
A RARE ZITAN RUYI SCEPTRE
18th century
28 October – 7 November 2022, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £10,837.50 inc. premium
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A RARE ZITAN RUYI SCEPTRE
18th century
The terminal naturalistically carved in openwork depicting two ripe peaches and peach blossoms borne on gnarled branches extending to the curved shaft modelled in high relief with intertwined leafy stems issuing further peaches and blossoms, the wood of dark-chocolate tone. 32cm (12 5/8in) long.
The terminal naturalistically carved in openwork depicting two ripe peaches and peach blossoms borne on gnarled branches extending to the curved shaft modelled in high relief with intertwined leafy stems issuing further peaches and blossoms, the wood of dark-chocolate tone. 32cm (12 5/8in) long.
Footnotes
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
清十八世紀 紫檀如意
Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, circa 1994
來源：倫敦古董商 Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，約1994年
The present ruyi sceptre is exquisitely carved in openwork utilising the prized zitan wood. Compare with a similar zitan ruyi sceptre, Yongzheng/Qianlong, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2005, no.273.
See also a related zitan 'sanduo' ruyi sceptre, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 April 2017, lot 3653.