Tibetan-Chinese. The stone of a good quality with natural inclusions, carved as a conch with a distinct four-tiered spire and a massive shell. The conch is considered sacred in Buddhism and is one of the eight auspicious symbols.Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istv??n Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istv??n Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, few light scratches and minuscule nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small natural cracks over time.Weight: 1,063 gDimensions: Length 16.5 cmExpert's note: The many inclusions and fissures to the stone, as well as the absence of any decoration whatsoever, clearly indicate a dating to the 17th / 18th century.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but larger and later rock crystal conch, decorated with gilt bronze, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 15 May 2012, lot 288, sold for GBP 25,000.十七至十八世紀水晶海螺 漢藏。具有天然内含物的優質石材,雕刻成獨特的海螺。 海螺在佛教中被認為是神聖的,是佛教八寶之一。 來源:原 Zelnik Istv??n Southeast Asian Gold Museum收藏。比利時Institutional art collection 購於上述美術館。Istv??n Zelnik博士是匈牙利South and Southeast Asian Research Institute(東南亞)研究所主席主席,曾是匈牙利高級外交官,他在東南亞工作了幾十年,建立了歐洲最大的亞洲藝術品私人收藏。 圖片:Istv??n Zelnik 博士 品相:狀況極佳,磨損小,輕微划痕,石材具有自然裂縫,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會演變成小的自然裂縫。 重量: 1,063 克 尺寸:長16.5 厘米 專家注釋:石頭内有許多內含物和裂縫以及沒有任何裝飾,清楚地表明可以追溯到17世紀十八世紀。 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但更大更晚期的水晶海螺可見倫敦佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場2012年5月15 日 lot 288, 售價GBP 25,000。