Sale 7878
London
|
9 November 2010
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
A SMALL CELADON JADE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT LATE 18TH CENTURY The caparisoned animal modelled standing with its head turned and the trunk swept up to one side, the well-polished and rounded stone of an even pale tone with some very minor russet inclusions 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) wide, wood stand
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