The Property of a Lady 女士藏品 An amber carving of Shoulao and Deer 19th century Expertly carved in the round with Shoulao carrying a gnarled staff, the hems of his loose flowing robe incised, flanked by his attendant carrying a scroll with the Taiji symbol, a deer and a crane, amidst billowing clouds and auspicious lingzhi fungus, all of a deep orange-red tone. 10.7cm (4 1/8in) high. 注脚 十九世紀 琥珀雕臥鹿壽老 Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27 October 1993, lot 384 Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Christie's London, 14 May 2019, lot 232 (part lot) A UK private collection 來源：香港蘇富比，1993年10月27日，拍品編號384 Gerard Arnhold（1918-2010）舊藏 倫敦佳士得，2019年5月14日，拍品編號232（部分） 英國私人收藏 Born in 1918 in Dresden, Germany, Gerard Arnhold came from a well-known family of Jewish philanthropists. His family left Germany in 1936, after the Nazis came to power and seized their assets. He served in the British Army during the Second World War, before starting a successful technology company in Brazil. He and his family supported rebuilding efforts in Germany and many charitable causes, always working anonymously. Arnhold was also a generous supporter of the Durham Oriental Museum for many years. Compare with a related amber carving of Shoulao (14cm high), Qianlong, illustrated in Ming and Qing Chinese Arts from the C.P.Lin Collection, Hong Kong, 2014, p.270, no.158.