A GREY AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF A TOAD AND A SERPENTINE CARVING OF A TORTOISE
A GREY AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF A TOAD AND A SERPENTINE CARVING OF A TORTOISE

18TH CENTURY

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A GREY AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF A TOAD AND A SERPENTINE CARVING OF A TORTOISE
18TH CENTURY
The first carved as a toad with bulging eyes; the other carved as a turtle with dragon head, with finely incised details of the shell
The largest 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
The jade toad: Spink & Son Ltd., 24 June 1987
The serpentine tortoise: Christie's London, 21 October 1974, lot 3

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