Large Chinese 19th Century Carved Amethyst Crystal with a standing Lady to each side, a Peacock and a small Boy, the cover and a section of dark purple carved as pomegranates; with a wood stand pierced and carved as rock-work. Height of amethyst crystal with cover without stand 7 3/4 inchjes (19.5 cm.). PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York.

Age related wear, small chips to top of cover, the cover appears glued to base, small flakes to carvings with natural lines and inclusions, the crystal base partly drilled and the wood stand drilled. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.