A RARE SMALL AMETHYST 'MOUNTAIN' BRUSHREST19th century The translucent purple stone carved as a rocky mountain with four peaks, hongmu stand. 6cm (2 1/4in) wide. (2). Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清十九世紀 紫水晶山形筆擱 Provenance : Mrs Pattison, China, circa 1930-1940 Nancy McCarthy (the above's daughter), 1971 Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London, 29 July 2013 來源 ：中國 Mrs Pattison 私人收藏，約1930-1940 Nancy McCarthy （上述之女），1971 倫敦古董商 Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd.，2013年7月29日 Paraphernalia for the scholar's desk was made in an increasing variety of materials during the Qing dynasty, particularly for the Imperial Court, including amethyst, admired for its natural properties of attractive purplish translucent colour. For examples in jade, tourmaline amber, carnelian agate and rock crystal, Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection, see Theplete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study , Beijing, 2009, nos.81-92. See a related amethyst quartz brush washer, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2012, lot 1204.