£4,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
明 青玉帶皮雕駱駝筆山
naturalistically carved in recumbent position with legs neatly tucked beneath its body, turning its head backwards, the two humps detailed with incisions, the stone of a celadon-white colour with russet inclusions
Provenance: property of a gentleman; formerly in the collection of one of the most renowned Italian antique dealers, Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982)
Note: a closely comparable Ming dynasty jade camel of similar posture sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong on 5th October 2011, lot 2140