晚清-民國 金發晶素面鼻烟壺及水晶葫蘆鼻烟壺 the first a 'hair' crystal example, well-hollowed and carved to a tapered ovoid shape, with numerous rutile spikes through the stone; the second a melon-form rock crystal example with a coral stopper.
Height of tallest 2 7/8 in., 7.3 cm.
Property from the Estate of Eliot A. Landau, Woodridge, 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.
