A 'LION AND CUB' JADE CARVING AND TWO 'GOURD' CARVINGS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the ‘lion and cub’ group with both lions recumbent and playfully grasping a stretch of ribbon in their teeth; the ‘bird and peaches’ group with a bird perched atop a plump fruit swathed in leaves; the ‘dragonfly and morning glory’ group with a cluster of blooming blossoms among broad furling leaves, all of a pale celadon colour, wood stands

There is occasional light pitting to the surface, otherwise overall in good condition.
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