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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION (LOTS 259-260 INCLUSIVE)
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' CARVING
17TH-18TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' CARVING
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a recumbent single-horned mythical beast, its young curled upon its back. The stone is of a very pale, slightly mottled tone with some streaked russet inclusions.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a recumbent single-horned mythical beast, its young curled upon its back. The stone is of a very pale, slightly mottled tone with some streaked russet inclusions.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Property from a private Scottish collection, gifted to the vendor prior to 1994.