十九-二十世紀 水晶雕荷葉紋鼻煙壺及瑪瑙雕螃蟹紋鼻煙壺各一件 the first a rock crystal example, the exterior carved in relief with overlapping lotus leaves; the second a glass imitating agate example, carved to show crabs on both sides.
Height of largest 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm.
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.
