A CARVED AGATE 'CONCH' BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

naturalistically carved, the lower body of the vessel skilfully rendered with a spire forming one foot, supported by two attendant small whorls, the stone of a warm honey-amber colour with faint speckles and inclusions, the wood stand carved in the form of a curled lotus leaf, supported on a long stem and two further small whorls on the underside

Collection of Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte, Loire Valley, by repute.

Good condition with just minor surface wear.
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Compare a late Ming dynasty gold-splashed bronze incense burner, cast in a similar conch form, also offered in this sale, lot 3423.