Property from the Estate of JANE MELLON
THREE JADE MODELS OF BUDDHISTIC LIONS, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER, including a white and grey striated example, recumbent, his bulging eyes looking forward--4½ in. long; with stand; a celadon white mottled example with black inclusions, his head raised and mouth open in ferocious snarl--3½ in. long, wood stand; and a whitish grey model formed as a waterpot, the recumbent beast with a tied ribbon in its mouth, its paw resting on a brocade ball, its back with circular aperature--3¾ in. long, wood stand (3)

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THREE JADE MODELS OF BUDDHISTIC LIONS, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER, including a white and grey striated example, recumbent, his bulging eyes looking forward--4½ in. long; with stand; a celadon white mottled example with black inclusions, his head raised and mouth open in ferocious snarl--3½ in. long, wood stand; and a whitish grey model formed as a waterpot, the recumbent beast with a tied ribbon in its mouth, its paw resting on a brocade ball, its back with circular aperature--3¾ in. long, wood stand (3)

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