[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, ENGLAND] CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK, LATER INSET ON EXPORT SILVER MOUNT
YUAN TO MING DYNASTY
£2,268
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
元至明 青白玉透雕如意龍雲紋帶板 後嵌於 清末民初 '天華'及'紋銀'款 外銷銀底座
the jade belt hook reticulated carved with a dragon against ruyi-cloud, later inset on a Chinese export silver panel with two bars on the base, marked ‘Tian Hua’ and ‘Wen Yin’, which dated to the late Qing dynasty to Republic period
Dimensions
9.1cm wide without silver mount
Provenance
Private English collection, England
英格蘭私人收藏
Footnote
Tian Hua 天華 Wei Hai 威海 [aka Port Arthur/Weihaiwei 威海衛], Shandong Province 山東.
With gratitude to Dr Adrien von Ferscht, a Chinese export silver specialist, for the information of the mark on this lot.