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Lot 436
A FINE AND LARGE WOODEN LEAF-FORM TRAY
Estimated Value:
1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result:
712 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, Qing dynasty, ca. 18th c.L. 56,4 cm
Hewn from a single piece of wood, possibly nanmu, in a generally rectangular form, carved as a large leaf with engraved leaf pattern and furled edges, the undulating sides carved in very high relief, one end modeled as a gnarled stem, realistically rendered with hollowed knots and openwork details, the honey-toned wood with a tight grain moving in subtle waves across the length of the tray.
Collection H.W.Siegel, Ascona (1903-1997), gift to a family member, sold at Nagel, 22.5.2004, lot 3593 and acquired by the present owner
A very similar wooden tray from the Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving was sold at Sotheby’s N.Y. ‚Chinese Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Florence and Herbert Irving Gift‘, 10.9.2019, lot 52. The Irvings purchased this tray from Donald J. Wineman sale, New York, 31.1.1986, lot 190 - Very slightly chipped, few short age cracks
