ID 807565
Lot 755 | A PALE GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CRAB
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The crab is naturalistically carved with pincers grasping the elongated leaves of the two reed stalks on which it rests. The stone is of a pale greyish-white tone with areas of light russet and white speckling throughout.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 22-23 March 1999, lot 404.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1999-2022.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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