Null Teal (Anas crecca) (CH): naturalized specimen on wooden base with label wit…

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Teal (Anas crecca) (CH): naturalized specimen on wooden base with label with old calligraphy mentioning "Teal Anas crecca"; naturalized before 1930. Species not regulated under the Washington Convention (CITES) nor under the EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 nor under the French Environment Code. Natural science collection of the Château des Moines in Berzé-la-Ville (71). MC

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Teal (Anas crecca) (CH): naturalized specimen on wooden base with label with old calligraphy mentioning "Teal Anas crecca"; naturalized before 1930. Species not regulated under the Washington Convention (CITES) nor under the EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 nor under the French Environment Code. Natural science collection of the Château des Moines in Berzé-la-Ville (71). MC

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Estim. 1 200 - 2 400 EUR

A LIME-GREEN GROUND FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY OR LATER A LIME-GREEN GROUND FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY OR LATER China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) or later. Of ovoid form with a tall handle opposite to a slender, arched spout, decorated to each side with a gilt-bordered panel enclosing a poem about tea written in iron-red above the glaze and dated Dingsi year of the Jiaqing period (1797), all reserved against a lime-green ground decorated with lotus sprays. The neck with a band of ruyi and finely painted scrolls interspersed with flowerheads. The associated, domed, cover is similarly decorated with a lotus scroll and surmounted by a bud-shaped finial painted in iron-red and gilt. The base enameled in turquoise with an apocryphal six-character Jiaqing reign mark. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few light surface scratches. The cover is a replacement, also dating to the late Qing dynasty, but not fitting perfectly. Provenance: Finish private collection, acquired in the Dutch auction market in 2020. Weight: 508.3 g incl. cover Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm incl. cover The teapot illustrates the continued influence of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736-1795) at court after his abdication in 1796 and even after his death in 1799. Its form, painted decoration, and composition follows the style developed at the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen that catered to Qianlong’s taste. The poetic inscription was also composed by the then retired Qianlong Emperor on the 10th lunar month of 1797. Titled ‘Brewing Tea’, the poem is collected in the First Anthology of Imperial Poetry, and has been translated by S.W. Bushell as follows: Finest tribute tea of the first picking And a bright full moon prompt a line of verse A lively fire glows in the bamboo stove, The water is boiling in the stone griddle, small bubbles rise like ears of fish or crab. Of rare Ch’i-Ch’iang tea, rolled in tiny balls, one cup is enough to lighten the heard, And dissipate the early winter chill. (S.W. Bushell, Oriental Ceramic Art, London, 1981, p. 239).

Estim. 125 - 150 EUR

Paper Money - Portugal 500$00 ch. 13 1997 SPECIMEN Paper Money - Portugal 500$00 ch. 13 1997 SPECIMEN PAPEL. 500$00 ch. 13 17 Abr 1997. Nº 00I000000. "SEM VALOR" a picotado "0393". P 187 s. BELA

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