A CARVED IVORY MELON SHAPED EROTIC BOX AND...
A CARVED IVORY MELON SHAPED EROTIC BOX AND COVER, MID QING
China, 18th century. Carved in relief in the form of an elongated melon attached to a gnarled stalk with long curled tendrils, leaves, blossoms and attendant fruit. The box opening to reveal two erotic scenes depicting a couple engaged in amorous pursuits, executed in openwork.
Provenance: From a private collector in Munich, Germany.
Condition: Some wear and minor age cracks, a small old repair on one half of the top part of the stalk, see detail image on www.zacke.at. Three small hairlines on the underside along with a minor nick where the nerve of the tusk used to be. Weight: 39.5 g Dimensions: Length 8.2 cmThe
erotic depictions each show the couple in a room, the woman supporting herself on a table or (not fully depicted) daybed and the man standing upright, with a finely reticulated table and two pierced barrel-form garden stools next to them.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar melon-shaped ivory box and cover with erotic scenes at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Gems of Chinese Art from the Speelman Collection I on 3 April 2018, lot 3452, sold for HKD $325,000. THIS LOT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE EU OR PICKED UP IN OUR GALLERY DIRECTLY. 象牙雕外瓜内春宮蓋盒，清代中期中國，十八世紀。以細長南瓜形浮雕長藤、卷鬚、葉子、花朵和果實。
盒子打開後展示了兩個夫婦場面，描繪了一對夫妻在風俗中進行的多情追求。來源：德國慕尼黑私人收藏品相：一些磨損和輕微年代裂紋，上部莖處有一小修補。底側的三條細髮絲縫和一個輕微的缺口，以前是象牙的經脈。重量：39.5 克尺寸：長 8.2
厘米拍賣結果比較：一件類似瓜形象牙春宮圖蓋盒于香港蘇富比《Speelman Collection中國藝術品》2018年4月3日，拍號3452，成交價HKD $325
,000。此拍品只能於歐盟內寄送，或親自至本藝廊取貨。 Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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A CARVED IVORY MELON SHAPED EROTIC BOX AND COVER, MID QING
China, 18th century. Carved in relief in the form of an elongated melon attached to a gnarled stalk with long curled tendrils, leaves, blossoms and attendant fruit. The box opening to reveal two erotic scenes depicting a couple engaged in amorous pursuits, executed in openwork.
Provenance: From a private collector in Munich, Germany.
Condition: Some wear and minor age cracks, a small old repair on one half of the top part of the stalk, see detail image on www.zacke.at. Three small hairlines on the underside along with a minor nick where the nerve of the tusk used to be. Weight: 39.5 g Dimensions: Length 8.2 cmThe
erotic depictions each show the couple in a room, the woman supporting herself on a table or (not fully depicted) daybed and the man standing upright, with a finely reticulated table and two pierced barrel-form garden stools next to them.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a similar melon-shaped ivory box and cover with erotic scenes at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Gems of Chinese Art from the Speelman Collection I on 3 April 2018, lot 3452, sold for HKD $325,000. THIS LOT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE EU OR PICKED UP IN OUR GALLERY DIRECTLY. 象牙雕外瓜内春宮蓋盒，清代中期中國，十八世紀。以細長南瓜形浮雕長藤、卷鬚、葉子、花朵和果實。
盒子打開後展示了兩個夫婦場面，描繪了一對夫妻在風俗中進行的多情追求。來源：德國慕尼黑私人收藏品相：一些磨損和輕微年代裂紋，上部莖處有一小修補。底側的三條細髮絲縫和一個輕微的缺口，以前是象牙的經脈。重量：39.5 克尺寸：長 8.2
厘米拍賣結果比較：一件類似瓜形象牙春宮圖蓋盒于香港蘇富比《Speelman Collection中國藝術品》2018年4月3日，拍號3452，成交價HKD $325
,000。此拍品只能於歐盟內寄送，或親自至本藝廊取貨。 Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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