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A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' BOX AND COVER 18th century (2) image 1
A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' BOX AND COVER 18th century (2) image 2
Lot 44

A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' BOX AND COVER
18th century

14 May 2025, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' BOX AND COVER

18th century
Naturalistically carved as a knotted pine tree trunk divided in half to form the box and cover, the body of the trunk issuing gnarled branches with straight pine needles, the terminals exquisitely carved with naturalistic rings.
10.7cm (4 1/4in) long (2).

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十八世紀 竹雕松樁形蓋盒

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London

Illustrated, Published and Exhibited: Spink & Son Ltd., Bamboo & Wood Carvings of China and the East, London, 1979, p.61, no.236.

來源: 倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.

展覽著錄: Spink & Son Ltd.,《Bamboo & Wood Carvings of China and the East》,倫敦,1979年,第61頁,編號236

This box is carved in the form of a pine tree trunk. The two halves fit together perfectly, allowing the piece to stand upright as a naturalistic trunk, exemplifying exceptional craftsmanship and playfulness of design. See a bamboo box similarly carved in the shape of a pine stump, 17th century, illustrated by Ip.Yee and L.C.S.Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, vol.1, Hong Kong, 1978, pp.148-149, pl.11.

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