A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST WITH CUB

Lot 734
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -05:00
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ID 807502
Lot 734 | A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST WITH CUB
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$ 10 000 – 15 000
A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST WITH CUB

18TH CENTURY

The beast is shown with the head turned backward to look at the cub that frolics on its back. Both beasts have long ears, long segmented manes and bushy tails incised with fine hair markings. The white stone has a pale green tinge.

3 in. (7.6 cm.) long





Provenance

Vandoran Antiques, Grays Mews, London, 1988.





Exhibited

Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.

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