ID 718909
Lot 1272 | A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE FLATTENED BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
LATE QING DYNASTY
The vase is carved on one side with a rocky landscape with a pine tree and an antlered deer below swooping cranes. The reverse is carved with two Buddhist lions contesting a beribboned ball. The neck is flanked by a pair of beast-head handles suspending loose rings and the cover is surmounted by two Buddhist lions grasping each other’s tails. The pale green stone has some patches of light russet color.
12 1⁄2 in. (31.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1980 and thence by descent within the family.
| 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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