Ensemble d'objets en jade blanc et vert épinard Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

comprenant une paire de coupes à vin en jade céladon pâle, une coupe lobée sur pied en jade vert épinard et douze couverts en jade blanc et cuivre doré

The two cups in good condition ; with natural flaws ; the polish of the inside worn ; the actual color of the two cups is slightly less white than on the catalogue illustration ; the spinach jade cup : the four feet are carved in different pieces ; the inside of the cup is ground down ; old surface wears and scratches ; the spinach cup is darker than on the catalogue illustration ; the extremities of the two teeth of one pike broken and missing ; the teeth of two pikes have been re-fixed with pewter ; the handle of one "knife" is unsealed ; actual color is slightly more celadon and more gilded on the "knives" than on the illustration.
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