A CARNELIAN AGATE ‘PEACH AND LINGZHI’ RETICULATED DOUBLE VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. The vessel with two receptacles carved as gnarled tree trunks, further cast in relief and openwork with a leafy branch bearing peaches and a bat perched on the trunk as well as lingzhi sprigs, the striking contrast between the white agate and bright-red carnelian inclusions ingeniously used to great effect.Provenance: Scottish trade, United Kingdom.Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear. Natural inclusions and fissures to the stone. Fine manually applied polish overall, with an elegant lustrous shine, as expected from an authentic 18th-century carving from this distinct group.Weight: 515.1 g (excl. base) and 564.7 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Length 12 cm, Height 9.1 cm (excl. base) and 10.6 cm (incl. base)With a matching and finely carved openwork hardwood base in the form of rockwork with flowers, grass, and lingzhi. (2)Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2017, lot 362Price: 225,000 HKD or approx.EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large carnelian agate ‘sanduo’ vase, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form with two receptacles and fine openwork carving as well as the related motif with tree trunk and peach. Note the larger size (21.3 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: London, 13 May 2021, lot 46Price: GBP 45,250 or approx.EUR 54,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large carnelian agate ‘sanduo’ vase, 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form, also with two receptacles and fine openwork carving as well as the similar motif with tree trunk and peach. Note the larger size (19 cm) and the green stained bone and wood stand.十八世紀南紅瑪瑙靈芝祝壽紋理花插中國。花插選用整塊南紅瑪瑙雕製成樹樁狀，外壁紅色處採高浮雕及鏤雕技法琢壽桃、靈芝，枝葉錯落有致，枝幹虯曲，果實豐碩，整體構思巧妙。瑪瑙質地細膩油潤，紅白二色分明。局部挖空以供插花。