ID 718637
Lot 1262 | A GREYISH-WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved with bats flying amidst cloud vapors above a boy in relief to one side holding a floral branch. The scroll-form handles are decorated with perching cranes, one of which graps a lingzhi branch in its beak. The cover is surmounted by a recumbent lion.
8 1⁄4 in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
Private American collection, acquired prior to 1960.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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