AN AMETHYST 'BAT AND GOURD' PENDANT Qing Dynasty, 19th century Carved with a bat amid tendrils bearing leaves and suspending double-gourds, the stone of a dark purple tone with milky inclusions, with a white quartz bead and seed pearls attached to the pendant string. 5.7cm high Footnotes: 清十九世紀　紫晶蝙蝠葫蘆紋珮 Provenance: Robert Hall, London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.64, acquired from above in 1981 Exhibited: The Trudy and John Cohen Collection of Chinese Pendants, Robert Hall Gallery, London, 1987 (illustrated on the exhibition poster) 來源： 倫敦古董商 Robert Hall Trudy 及 John Cohen，收藏編號64，1981年購於上者 出版及展覽： 《The Trudy and John Cohen Collection of Chinese Pendants》，Robert Hall Gallery，倫敦，1987年（列於展覽海報） The present lot conveys auspicious connotations of happiness and prosperity. The Chinese character for 'bat' (蝠 fu) is a homophone for 'happiness' (福 fu). The pronunciation of 'gourd' (葫蘆 hulu) is similar to (福祿 fulu), meaning 'happiness and official salary.' See a related amethyst 'double-gourd and bat' pendant, 19th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 18 March 2016, lot 1705 (part lot). 「蝠」與「福」的諧音，「葫蘆」與「福祿」諧音，此器有福祿綿綿之寓意。 參考一件十九世紀紫晶福祿紋珮，售於紐約佳士得，2016年3月18日，拍品編號1705（其一）。 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing