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DAY TWO: MORNING SESSION - 10:00AM (LOTS 1001 - 1177 INCLUSIVE)PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ACQUIRED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S (LOTS 1001-1016 INCLUSIVE)Christie’s are delighted to be entrusted with this 16-lot collection of jade carvings and hardstones. A further three lots from this collection will be offered in our Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale at King Street on November 10. The collector developed a fascination with Chinese art in the 1950s and quickly became captivated by the beauty of jade carvings. He acquired the majority of carvings during the 1960s buying from major international auction houses including Christie’s and Sotheby’s. A number of pieces are illustrated in early seminal works including Chinese Jades Throughout The Ages by S.C.Nott, 1936, and Early Chinese Jades by Pope Hennessy, 1923.
A PALE CELADON JADE 'PEACH AND BAT' WASHER
18TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE CELADON JADE 'PEACH AND BAT' WASHER
18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved in the form of a hollowed peach growing from an intricate leafy stem which twists and extends around the fruit, with several small flower buds to one side and two bats resting to the top. The stone is of a pale even tone with a few very minor light russet inclusions.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
The washer is carved in the form of a hollowed peach growing from an intricate leafy stem which twists and extends around the fruit, with several small flower buds to one side and two bats resting to the top. The stone is of a pale even tone with a few very minor light russet inclusions.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private English Collection, predominantly acquired in the 1950s and 1960s.