λ A CHINESE GILT-METAL JARDINIERE CONTAINING A LACQUER AND HARDSTONE GARDEN

λ A CHINESE GILT-METAL JARDINIERE CONTAINING A LACQUER AND HARDSTONE GARDEN
QING DYNASTY

The jardinière embossed to one side with nine Buddhist lions around a brocade ball, the reverse with stylised flowers, foliage and a shou character, the garden has a large central lacquer tree issuing jade and hardstone flowers and leaves, around the base there is a small jade figure and a rohdea with coral berries, to the reverse coral chrysanthemums and stained ivory dahlias grow above hardstone lingzhi, 48.5cm.

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent through the family. This lot is recorded in the Christie, Manson & Woods inventory at Broome Park, in December 1916 on page 93, where it is located in the Steward’s house.

* This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. EFZ4DNVZ.

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來源：霍雷肖•赫伯特•基奇納元帥（1850-1916），之後由其後人繼承。據佳士得Manson & Woods出版的， Broome Park庫存手冊中記載，1916年12月，頁93。