Lot 135
LARGE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 6 November 2019 at 12:00 GMT
£3,500
Description
清 青玉雕鵝擺件
roundedly carved as a goose with the head turned backwards resting gently above the plump body, grasping in its beak a long leafy stem, with finely incised plumage, the greyish green stone with russet patches, on a carved wooden stand
Dimensions
16.3cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: From the descendants of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, KBE (1864–1929); purchased from Christie's sale dated 9th November 1992, lot 75, with original sale label