PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT DEER
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A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT DEER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Finely carved with legs tucked beneath it and head pointed forward and tilted back, the unusually well defined details include the eyes, antlers and hooves, the tail marked with light incisions, the fur incised with scattered starbursts, the softly polished stone of mottled white tone with a pale russet vein and russet 'skin' highlighting one leg
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) long
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Finely carved with legs tucked beneath it and head pointed forward and tilted back, the unusually well defined details include the eyes, antlers and hooves, the tail marked with light incisions, the fur incised with scattered starbursts, the softly polished stone of mottled white tone with a pale russet vein and russet 'skin' highlighting one leg
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) long