A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
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A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT

MID-18TH CENTURY

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A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT
MID-18TH CENTURY
Carved standing foursquare on a cloud base, its head turned to the left, and its trunk curling up, a blanket incised with a lattice pattern over its back, beneath a yinyang saddle, the white jade of even tone with a pale caramel inclusion within the base
1½ in. (4 cm.) long
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade. Essence of Hills and Streams, London, 1969, no. D84, p. 164.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

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