Lot details China, 20th century. Of generous proportions, boldly carved as a spider on top of a foot, natural perforation through the spider’s fangs. The opaque stone is of a dark spinach-green color with dark brown to ochre shadings and cloudy grayish-white inclusions. Condition: Good condition, few structural fissures, distinct areas of erosion and surface alteration. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 1 kg Dimensions: Length 20 cm
Lot details China, 20th century. Of generous proportions, boldly carved as a spider on top of a foot, natural perforation through the spider’s fangs. The opaque stone is of a dark spinach-green color with dark brown to ochre shadings and cloudy grayish-white inclusions. Condition: Good condition, few structural fissures, distinct areas of erosion and surface alteration. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 1 kg Dimensions: Length 20 cm
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