CELADON JADE FIGURAL GROUP OF A BOY WASHING AN ELEPHANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
£3,800
Auction: 8 November 2016 at 17:00 GMT
Description
the elephant well carved standing foursquare with head and trunk turned sidewards, a boy on its side with one hand holding a water jar and the other wielding a brush, the stone of a pale celadon tone with russet inclusions
Dimensions
6.3cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Reputedly bought from Spink & Son in the 1930s.