Lot 210
GROUP OF FOUR JADE SNUFF BOTTLES Y
LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
Auction: 8 November 2017 at 17:00 GMT
£7,500
Description
comprising: a flattened white jade bottle, one side carved with orchid, the other with prunus, inscribed with a poetic couplet; a flattened spinach-green bottle; a grey jade archaistic bottle, carved with foliage and a pair of mask handles with affixed rings; a greyish celadon bottle, carved with double happiness symbols surrounded by lotus scrolls (4)
Dimensions
largest 7.2cm high (including stopper)
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Graham Harding (1870s-1949), international insurance loss adjustor for Toplis & Harding, acquired during his business travels to China in the early 20th century, thence by direct family descent.