† AN AGATE PENDANT OF A SQUIRREL WITH PEANUTS, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 十八至十九世紀瑪瑙巧雕松鼠花生掛件China. Carved in the form of a squirrel nestled between three peanuts, pierced through the body with two apertures for suspension. The translucent stone of amber-orange tone with areas of an opaque golden-yellow skin.Provenance: French private collection. Artcurial, Paris, 8 December 2014, lot 75 (part lot). A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. An old collector’s label, ‘Brown chalcedony – rat & 3 peanuts’, to the base. A copy of the original invoice from Artcurial, dated 9 December 2014 and stating a purchase price for the present lot (together with two further agate pendants and a malachite pendant, all dated to the late Qing dynasty) of EUR 18,200 or approx. EUR 21,500 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks, and light surface scratches.Weight: 26.7 g (excl. stand) and 40 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Length 4.2 cm With a wood stand dating to the early 20th century. (2)Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s London, 13 May 2015, lot 221Estimate: GBP 4,000 or approx. EUR 5,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An agate squirrel group, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium – only for buyers within the EU.十八至十九世紀瑪瑙巧雕松鼠花生掛件中國。瑪瑙巧雕松鼠與三顆花生，活靈活現，異常生動。一個穿孔用於懸掛。琥珀糖色的半透明瑪瑙，留皮。 來源：法國私人收藏；巴黎Artcurial，2014年12月8日，lot 75 (部分)；倫敦肯辛頓知名私人收藏，購於上述拍賣。底部有一個收藏家標籤“Brown chalcedony – rat & 3 peanuts” （褐色玉髓，老鼠和三顆花生）。隨附原始拍賣行發票副本，2014年12月9日出具，價格爲 (與其他兩件瑪瑙掛件和一件孔雀石掛件，都爲清末) EUR 18,200 相當於現在的 EUR 21,500 。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損，少量細小的刻痕和表面輕微劃痕。 重量：26.7 克 (不含底座) ，總40 克 尺寸：長4.2 厘米 配置二十世紀初木質底座。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2015年5月13日，lot 221 估價：GBP 4,000（相當於今日EUR 5,600） 描述：清十八至十九世紀瑪瑙松鼠擺件