Lot 875
  • 875

TWO PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF ANIMALS QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • jade
the first of a three-legged toad with pomegranate, a symbol of wealth; the second a recumbent water buffalo, wood stands (4)

Provenance

G. Malina, New York, 9th September 1974.

Literature

Chinese Snuff Bottles and Jade Carvings from the Douglas, Gnam and Other Collections, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 1992, cat. nos. 84 and 89.