CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
清 青白玉雕花鳥紋圓蓋盒
of compressed globular form supported on a short foot ring, the domed cover finely carved on top with a low relief medallion within a raised border, each enclosing two long-tailed birds perched or flying around a fruiting tree issuing from a pierced garden rock with spray of chrysanthemum, the smoothly polished stone of ideal even-pale celadon colour with a few icy inclusions
Dimensions
10.5cm diameter
Provenance
Formerly in a private English collection, acquired from Mr M. H. Antoinette who purchased this piece from Hong Kong in 1960s (by repute).
英格蘭私人舊藏；購自M.H.安托瓦內特先生（Mr M. H. Antoinette），其於1960年間購自香港（據傳）。