Lot 5
  • 5

Rare Boîte couverte en jade vert Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE-XIXE siècle

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jade
  • 15.5 x 15.5 cm
de forme carrée, le couvercle sculpté sur le dessus d'une large fleur de lotus stylisée à quatre pétales, chacun orné de motifs géométriques esquissant un masque de taotie, le bord en léger dénivelé souligné d'une frise de leiwen, les côtés sculptés de masques de taotie dans des motifs géométriques (2)

Provenance

Collection of C. R. G. Maynard, Esq. 
Christie's London, 3rd November 1969, lot 158.
(No. 151 in the collectors' files).

Condition

Both box and cover are in overall very good condition. There are traces of adhesive on the inside box which can be removed. The colour of the stone is a dark moss green tone.
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