A CARVED WHITE JADE VASE AND A COVER

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$ 70 000
Auction dateClassic
24.03.2023 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 913151
Lot 1275 | A CARVED WHITE JADE VASE AND A COVER
A CARVED WHITE JADE VASE AND A COVER

18TH CENTURY

10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high





Provenance

Acquired by Theodore Hetzler (1875-1945), President and Chairman of the Board of the Fifth Avenue Bank, circa 1900, and thence by descent within the family.



Post lot text

The finely carved decoration on this vase bears auspicious messages. The Chinese word for ‘quail,’ an, is a homophone for the word for ‘peace.’ The imagery of quail and millet represents the rebus: suisui ping'an, which may be translated as 'may you have peace year after year'.
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