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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WINSTON F.C. AND C.Z. GUEST
TWO RARE JADE DEER-FORM VESSELS AND COVERS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO RARE JADE DEER-FORM VESSELS AND COVERS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Carved as a recumbent stag and a doe, each vessel is set on the back with a cover that is surmounted by a recumbent animal. The doe is carved from white jade with patches of russet, and the stag from mottled brown and white jade, the eyes of both inset with green jade. The eyes of one of the recumbent animal finials are inset with coral.
The larger, 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Carved as a recumbent stag and a doe, each vessel is set on the back with a cover that is surmounted by a recumbent animal. The doe is carved from white jade with patches of russet, and the stag from mottled brown and white jade, the eyes of both inset with green jade. The eyes of one of the recumbent animal finials are inset with coral.
The larger, 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide
Literature
S. Salk, C.Z. Guest American Style Icon: Celebrating Her Timeless World at Home, in Her Garden & Around Town, New York, 2013, p.132.
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