LARGE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A DUCK
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 青白玉雕鴨銜蓮花大擺件
naturalistically carved in the form of a standing duck grasping blossoming lotus flowers and lotus pod on stalks in its beak, the feathers on their closed wings delicately carved in low relief, the stone of even pale celadon tone
Dimensions
16.5cm wide
Provenance
Formerly in a private English collection, acquired from Mr M. H. Antoinette who purchased this piece from Hong Kong in 1960s (by repute).
英格蘭私人舊藏;購藏自M.H.安托瓦內特先生(Mr M. H. Antoinette),其於1960年間購自香港(據傳)。