Lot 324

CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TROMPE-L'OEIL 'CONCH' WATER POT
QING DYNASTY






Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 仿生瓷海螺型水丞
realistically moulded and painted as a conch shell with an opening as a vessel
Dimensions
8.3cm wide
Footnote
Compare to a trompe l'oeil conch shell, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, previously in the Qing Court, now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, accession no. Gu 故00153861; Another trompe l'oeil conch shell cup, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, is in the Henan Museum; See a related celadon-glazed conch-form washer, Qianlong mark and period, was in the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 24 Sep 2020, lot 819.





