Lot Essay
The pomegranate, with its many seeds, represents a wish for many sons.
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1750-1840
Details
AN UNUSUAL CARVED WHITE JADE BOTTLE
1750-1840
Carved as a flattened pomegranate on one side with exposed seeds, the fruit with leafy stem and an additional pomegranate carved in relief over the shoulders, stopper
2 1/16in. (5.3cm.) high
1750-1840
Carved as a flattened pomegranate on one side with exposed seeds, the fruit with leafy stem and an additional pomegranate carved in relief over the shoulders, stopper
2 1/16in. (5.3cm.) high
Provenance
Hilda Somers Collection, acquired prior to 1952.