Lot 179

PAIR OF CHINESE WHITE JADE 'ELEPHANT' CARVINGS

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Fine Asian Works of Art

Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT

Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000

Description

清白玉雕立象擺件一對帶木座及錦盒

each standing four-square, head looking forward with curled trunk, the ornate saddle carved in low relief, the tasselled side cloth decorated with scrolling ruyi clouds above foaming waves, the stone of even white tone, with fitted wooden stands and a cloth box

Dimensions

7.4cm wide each

Provenance

Private collection, London

倫敦私人收藏

Footnote

See comparable white jade elephants: a slightly larger one (8.2cm wide) dated to the Qing dynasty was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 Nov 2012, lot 2179; another smaller elephant (4.1cm wide), dated to 19th/20th century, was sold at Christie's London, 9 Nov 2012, lot 1078.

可比較之白玉象例：一件尺寸略大（寬8.2公分），定年為清代，2012年11月28日香港佳士得拍賣，拍品2179；另一件較小之象（寬4.1公分），定年為十九至二十世紀，https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-56240062012年11月9日在倫敦佳士得拍賣，拍品1078。