晚清-民國 石雕鼻烟壺三隻 comprising two pebble-form examples, the first carved in high relief depicting two crouching chi dragons, the stone of an even tone with dark brown skins, together with red coral stopper, the second of a mottled stone, with an amber-tone glass stopper; the third a circular body with plain sides, together with a green glass stopper.
Height of tallest 4 1/4 in., 10.8 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.
