Lot 468
  • 468

A PAIR OF INLAID WHITE JADE TABLE SCREENS LATE QING DYNASTY

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • jade
  • panel: 25.6 cm, 10 in.
each panel inlaid in jade, lapis lazuli, coral and coloured hardstones, decorated to one side with the 'Three Friends of Winter' and a bat hovering by, the other side with fruit bearing plants and trees issuing from rockwork with a large butterfly above, all within a spinach-green jade gilt key-fret band inlaid with small bats, both set on wood stretchers

Provenance

Spink & Son Ltd, London.

Literature

Geoffrey Wills, Jades of the East, New York, 1972, pl. 75 and 76.

Condition

The two jade screens are in overall good condition. Some of the inlaids are likely to be replaced, including a small section of one prunus tree branch and a small section of a prunus petal on one screen, as well as one of the two chrysanthemum flower heads on the reverse near the bottom of the screen, but overall these have been extremely well preserved. The stands are in overall good condition. One of the stand branches has been detached and re-affixed with few minute associated chips at the joint. Overall the screens are in excellent presentation state.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

A pair of related jade screens decorated with vibrantly coloured design, embellished with carnelian, agate, jasper, quartz and serpentine depicting birds and a bat among leafy peach branches, but of circular form, was sold at Christie’s London, 3rd May 1978, lot 158.