Lot Essay
Previously sold in Hong Kong, 17 November 1988, lot 304.
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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A FINE WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
Details
A FINE WHITE JADE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The compressed globular body is raised on three cabriole legs and flanked on the shoulders by a pair of loop handles naturalistically carved in the round as large peony blossoms surrounded by leaves and suspending loose rings, the cover surmounted by a sinuous dragon coiled upon itself, the stone of an even milky-white tone
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) across the handles, stand, box
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The compressed globular body is raised on three cabriole legs and flanked on the shoulders by a pair of loop handles naturalistically carved in the round as large peony blossoms surrounded by leaves and suspending loose rings, the cover surmounted by a sinuous dragon coiled upon itself, the stone of an even milky-white tone
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) across the handles, stand, box
Provenance
Elizabeth Cheney