AN AGATE PEACH AND BAT WASHER, QING
China, mid 18th to 19th century. The washer is carved in openwork in the form of a peach growing from a leafy branch with one smaller fruit, a flying bat on the side, the banded agate is of an attractive red (nanhong) tone with several moss inclusions.

Provenance: A private collection of scholarly works of art.
Condition: Superb condition with hardly any wear and a fine patina.

Weight: 99.2 grams
Dimensions: Length 5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a washer also showing the ‘Peach and Bat’ subject sold at Christies London, June 7th, 2017, in Five Private Collections, lot 106.

清代瑪瑙福壽筆洗
中國，十八世紀中期至十九世紀。筆洗鏤空雕刻成壽桃形狀，桃枝上有小桃，一隻蝙蝠飛附在上。帶狀瑪瑙南紅色調，一些苔蘚肌理。

來源：文人用具藝術私人收藏
品相：品相極好，几乎沒有磨損，包漿細膩

重量：99.2 克
尺寸：長 5 厘米