Lot Essay
Previously sold in these Rooms, 26 and 27 April 1998, lot 789.
(US$40,000-64,000)
(US$40,000-64,000)
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FINELY CARVED JADEITE VASE GROUP
Details
A FINELY CARVED JADEITE VASE GROUP
LATE QING DYNASTY
The baluster vase raised on a splayed foot, the elongated waisted neck flanked by a pair of detailed elephant handles suspending loose rings, the fitted cover surmounted by a finial surrounded by an elaborately carved group of pomegranates on a coiled vine and a large praying mantis perched on a gourd, the vase surrounded with a densely decorated scene of shepherds under a prunus tree, their flock standing on rockwork, the mottled stone with pale lavender tones and areas of apple-green inclusions (old breaks restuck)
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high
LATE QING DYNASTY
The baluster vase raised on a splayed foot, the elongated waisted neck flanked by a pair of detailed elephant handles suspending loose rings, the fitted cover surmounted by a finial surrounded by an elaborately carved group of pomegranates on a coiled vine and a large praying mantis perched on a gourd, the vase surrounded with a densely decorated scene of shepherds under a prunus tree, their flock standing on rockwork, the mottled stone with pale lavender tones and areas of apple-green inclusions (old breaks restuck)
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high