Sale 5092
Paris
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23 November 2004
Price realised
EUR 2,350
Estimate
CHEVAL EN JADE BLANC CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING, (1644-1912) Représenté debout parmi les flots, une patte avant relevée, une selle sur le dos, son harnachement rehaussé de pompons ; une très petite égrenure Hauteur: 12,5 cm. (4 7/8 in.)
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Post Lot Text
A WHITE JADE HORSE CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife