$8,190
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Auction: October 14, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
The handle carved as vine of the melon with associated foliage and tendrils, the cover as the stem, a small insect cleverly carved incorporating a pale brown inclusion on the shoulder, the stone of a slightly creamy tone with two small pale brown inclusions.
L: 4 in.Property from a private collection, Philadelphia, acquired in Thailand, October 15, 2000, as Qing dynasty