Une coupe de mariage en jade vert épinard Chine, XXe siècle

de forme ovale, le bord sculpté de pêches dans les rinceaux feuillagés, flanquée de deux anses en forme de chauves-souris soutenant des anneaux mobiles, avec son socle en bois, avec une grenouille en jade céladon pâle sculpté, socle en bois, et une sculpture en pierre dure représentant un personnage et un taureau sur une base carrée, Chine, XXe siècle

Please note that this condition report was made on September 5th 2016 inside Robert de Balkany's hôtel rue de Varenne; this lot will be shipped to Sotheby's galleries before the exhibit and the sale. The marriage bowl is in good overall condition, with the exception of three ca. 2.5 cm, 2.5 cm and 1.5 cm large polished areas on stone imperfections inside the bowl. The front right leg of the jade frog is broken and missing. There is a russet vein under the left eye. There are some scattered chips to the carving of a man and buffalo, and two ca. 0.3 cm chips above the buffalo's etes. The left horn is missing. There are scratches overall.
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