Lot 198
MOTTLED CELADON JADE BRUSHPOT IN THE SHAPE OF AN ELEPHANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Auction: 8 November 2016 at 17:00 GMT
£11,875
Description
the elephant shown standing foursquare with head turned sidewards, the trunk, ears and tusks naturalistically depicted, caparisoned with a long saddle rug decorated in low relief with rocks below swirling clouds, the smoothly finished stone of a greyish-green tone with black streaks and russet mottling
Dimensions
14.5cm wide
Footnote
Provenance:
The Collection of Professor J.E.Webb (1915-2011) (for more information on Professor Webb, please see lot 223), acquired from William Clayton Fine Chinese Jade, Porcelain and Oriental Works of Art, with original receipt dated 12th August 1976.