A Carved Fruit Nut and Cloisonné Enamel Court Necklace, Chaozhu
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Estimate$2,000 – $4,000
Status
Closed
A Carved Fruit Nut and Cloisonné Enamel Court Necklace, Chaozhu
19TH CENTURY
清晚期 核雕朝珠 the primary strand comprising large openwork cloisonne enamel globular beads, with one strung alongside a vase-form example forming a double gourd pendant flanked by secondary strands of smaller cloisonné beads, all interspersed with silk-wrapped cord and numerous fruitwood beads, finely reticulated with figures.
Length 54in., 137 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida
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.
