A WHITE JADE `ELEPHANT AND BOY` GROUP

Lot 1388
29.11.2024 03:30UTC +00:00
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HKD 300 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 1388 | A WHITE JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOY' GROUP
Estimate value
HKD 300 000 – 500 000
A WHITE JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOY' GROUP
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The elephant is shown standing with its head slightly turned to the right and trunk curled onto the right foreleg towards a crouching boy holding a ruyi scepter, while another boy crouched on the back of the elephant is holding a brush.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide




Provenance

The Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Collection, São Paulo
Sold at Christie's New York, 13 September 2018, lot 958
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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