Lot 98
CELADON JADE 'MAGNOLIA' CUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Auction: 13 May 2020 at 11:00 BST
£4,500
Description
清 青玉雕玉蘭花角杯
naturalistically carved in the form of a magnolia flower, the handle carved in the shape of a gnarled tree branch with flower buds and small magnolia blossoms meandering around the vessel, the stone of an even celadon colour
Dimensions
9cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: Private Spanish collection, acquired between 1998 and 2002; the family has been collecting Asian antiques and art pieces for more than 30 years, with family business in Asia
Note: a similar jade cup in the form of a magnolia, was sold at Christie's London, 12 May 2012, lot 172