A bronze and champlevé enamel ruyi sceptre. 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 359 Dα

A bronze and champlevé enamel ruyi sceptre. 18th/19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
07.12.2019, 11:00 - Tibet/Nepal, China
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 8.060 € (incl. premium)
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A bronze and champlevé enamel ruyi sceptre. 18th/19th century

In shape of two intertwined branches with side branches with small peaches and lingzhi, the head shaped by a large peach and twigs with leaves and fruits. Collector's inscription in black ink at the back.
Length 30.2 cm

清十八/十九世紀 鎏金銅嵌琺瑯雙桃如意
來源：德國地質學家和探險家 Dr. Emil Riebeck（1853年-1885年）

Provenance

Probably collection Dr. Emil Riebeck (1853-1885), German mineralogist and ethnologist. The arrangement of the numbers, the word China and the name are very similar to the inscription on a Tibetan bronze figure of an Amitayus, sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 7./8.12.2012, lot 87