AN AMBER 'CARP' PENDANT, QING

AN AMBER 'CARP' PENDANT, QING
China, 19th to early 20th century. The translucent material with natural internal crazing and of an intense, quite pure and deep honey color, carved in the form of a carp swimming in a lotus pond amid aquatic plants.

Provenance: Old English private collection.
Condition: Superb condition with little wear, which is quite rare due to the fragile nature of the material!

Weight: 20.9 g
Dimensions: Length 5.5 cm

Four horizontal piercings allow this piece to be worn alternatively as a pendant or a dress fitting.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related, slightly larger piece sold by Bonham's London (Knightsbridge) in Asian Art on 12 May 2014, lot 491, for GBP £4,000.

琥珀鯉魚挂件，清代
中國，十九世紀至二十世紀初。半透明琥珀具有自然的內部裂紋，並具有濃烈且純淨的蜜色，雕刻成蓮池鯉魚。

來源：英國私人老收藏
品相：品相極好，輕微小磨損，由於琥珀極易碎，所以此挂件尤爲難得。

重量：20.9 克
尺寸：長 5.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似且更大的挂件售于倫敦邦翰思2014年5月12日，拍號491，成交價 GBP £4,000。