A BURLWOOD 'TREE TRUNK' BRUSH POT, BITONG, QINGChina, 18th-19th century. Of attractive form and proportions, the wood with several natural crevices and knots, left undecorated in appreciation of the fine pattern of the wood.Provenance: Estate of Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009). Previously acquired at Sotheby's during the 1980s or 1990s (according to auction label). Three old collector's labels to base. Pao was one of Canada's leading dealers of Chinese porcelain and works of art. His antique store, Pao & Moltke Ltd., owned together with his wife Mrs. von Moltke, who descended from a German and Danish noble family, was a fixture in Toronto's trendy Yorkville area from the 1980's to early 2000's.Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, occasional light scratches, and few minor natural age cracks.Weight: 288.7 gDimensions: Height 13.5 cmAuction result comparison: A related brush pot was sold by Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 March 2006, lot 228, for USD 7,200.清代癭木筆筒 中國,十八至十九世紀。天然木料帶有一些自然的縫隙的癭木,未經修飾就可以欣賞木材的精美花紋。 來源:Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009)遺產。Pao是加拿大中國瓷器和藝術品的主要經銷商之一。他的古董店Pao&Moltke Ltd.是他與妻子von Moltke夫人成立,後者是德國和丹麥貴族的後裔。從1980年代到2000年代初期,他們的古董店曾是多倫多時尚Yorkville地區不可缺少的部分。 品相:狀況良好,有舊磨損和風化,偶爾有輕微的划痕和小刻痕,還有一些較小的自然裂縫。 重量:288.7 克 尺寸:高13.5厘米 拍賣結果比較:一個相似的筆筒, 於2006年3月29日在紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art ,lot 228,成交價 USD 7,200。