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QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO FINELY CARVED CHINESE WHITE JADE PLAQUES IN GILT-METAL MOUNTS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The even white stone is carved on one plaque with a sinuous forward facing dragon above a flaming pearl and on the other an elephant surrounded by lotus blossoms.
5 1/4 and 5 1/8 in. (13.3 and 13 cm.) high each
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The even white stone is carved on one plaque with a sinuous forward facing dragon above a flaming pearl and on the other an elephant surrounded by lotus blossoms.
5 1/4 and 5 1/8 in. (13.3 and 13 cm.) high each
Provenance
A Private California Collection.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 18 September 1996, lot 66.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 18 September 1996, lot 66.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections