ID 820022
Lot 388 | A CARVED JADE FLY-WHISK HANDLE
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
In two pieces, the lower of spinach-green jade delicately carved with stylized leaf or cypress-tree motifs, the upper part of white jade carved with a stylized flowerhead formed of similar scrolling leaves, an engraved gilt band below, the top of the flowerhead inset with a red stone
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 25 April 1997, lot 300.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
| Medium: | Jade, Gold, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Category: | Walking stick |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Gold, Precious stones |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Category: | Walking stick |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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