A FINE ELEPHANT-SHAPED AMBER BOTTLE

1770-1830

细节
A FINE ELEPHANT-SHAPED AMBER BOTTLE
1770-1830
Of rounded oviform shape, well carved as a caparisoned elephant, the double waisted neck rising from a blanket thrown across the elephant's back, all delicately carved with fine details, stopper
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high, stand

拍品专文

For another amber example carved as a caparisoned elephant and formerly the property of Mrs. Galia Baylin, Hong Kong, see Sotheby's, New York, October 3, 1980, lot 151. For two glass versions of this form of bottle see Humphrey K.F. Hui and Christopher C.H. Sin, An Imperial Qing Tradition, Hong Kong, 1995, Catalogue, pp. 116-118, nos. 143-145, where the authors note that the rebus of an elephant carrying a vase is taiping youxiang - a sign of peaceful times