Property of a lady Qing Dynasty & later French 17th &am...

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Property of a lady

Qing Dynasty & later French
17th & 19th Century
Maison Maquet

A pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese carved high relief jade ‘double gourds’ converted into lighters

With creeping foliate, one with a spider and a bee and the other with spider. Finely worked in the round. With gilded silver mountings. The bottom has a striker. 

Maison Maquet became official purveyor to Empress Eugenie as well as to other royal courts, winning multiple awards and medals over the course of their history for their fine designs. 

Dimensions:
10 cm (H) x 5 cm (W)

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Auction Date: 1st Mar 2023 at 12pm

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Sale Dates:
1st Mar 2023 12pm (Lots 1 to 239)