晚清-民國 苔蘚瑪瑙鼻烟壺兩隻 the first example of large rounded square form, flanked by a pair of mock-ring handles, together with an amber stopper; the second in the shape of a recumbent frog, together with a rose quartz stopper.
Height of taller 3 3/8 in., 8.6 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
