Lot 421
  • 421

A GROUP OF PALE CELADON JADE, GILT-BRONZE AND KINGFISHER-FEATHER 'SHOULAO' QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • The jade: 2.2 cm, 7/8  in.
each jade figure dressed in long flowing robes, holding gilt and kingfisher-feather auspicious emblems and seated on various mythical beasts, the back of the gilding with a mark reading tianhe, fitted zitan stand

Provenance

Bonhams London, 7th November, 2013, lot 157.

Condition

This group of figures is in good condition, with some areas of Kingfisher-feather loss in some of the pieces, and general surface wear and rubbing to the gilding. The actual colour of the stones are more of a grey-ish celadon colour compared to the catalogue illustration.
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