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INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED JADE FLY-WHISK HANDLE
INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
In two pieces, the lower of spinach-green jade delicately carved with stylized leaf or cypress-tree motifs, the upper part of white jade carved with a stylized flowerhead formed of similar scrolling leaves, an engraved gilt band below, the top of the flowerhead inset with a red stone
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
In two pieces, the lower of spinach-green jade delicately carved with stylized leaf or cypress-tree motifs, the upper part of white jade carved with a stylized flowerhead formed of similar scrolling leaves, an engraved gilt band below, the top of the flowerhead inset with a red stone
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 25 April 1997, lot 300.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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