Description The melon opens to reveal on one side a man sitting on an armchair underneath a willow and on the other side a lady sitting on a stool and a pekinese dog underneath peony branches by a rock, both scenes executed in openwork. To the outside a gnarled stalk with curled tendrils, leaves, and attendant fruits. Small chip to the inside rim. This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.
Dimensions Height 10.7 cm
Literature Compare: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Gems of Chinese Art from the Speelman Collection I, 3.4. 2018, lot 3452
Provenance Private property, Rhineland-Palatinate
Notes VAT: Margin scheme
