A RARE WHITE JADE VASE, COVER AND STAND Qing Dynasty, 18th Century

of flattened hu-form with waisted neck and base, spreading foot and lip, the shoulder with twin lion-head and pendant ring handles, the body carved in low-relief with a lotus blossom centering scrolling foliage, the neck with stylized plantain leaves, a petal border above the foot, incised leiwen borders to edges of the lip and cover, the cover carved in low-relief with similar lotus and foliage and surmounted by a crouching Buddhist lion, the waisted oval stand with convex foot with ruyi-head-derived scrolling silhouette, the stone of an even white, the body nearly flawless (3)

Volkert Collection (by repute).
Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, 1979.

Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Generally good condition overall, scattered minor flakes to the underside of the lip of the cover, internal flaw to cover, russet-tinged, skillfully incorporated into the carving, the base with minor polishing to top of rim, some internal flaws to stone with light russet coloring
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It is rare to find vases with separate jade stands. In the case of white or pale celadon jade vases, the stands are usually of a contrasting green jade, such as the covered vase and stand formerly in the collection of the Countess of Halifax, sold at Christie's London, 8th June 2004, lot 433; and another covered vase and stand sold at Christie's New York, 23rd September, 1988, lot 234. For a larger covered vase and stand, all of pale celadon jade, compare the example formerly in the collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28th November 2006, lot 1387.