A PALE GREY AND BLACK JADE 'MANDARIN DUCKS' GROUP 17TH CENTURY |

the pebble carved in high relief with the two birds looking at each other and resting on a lotus pad, the larger grasping a bunch of lotus stems in the beak, one stem attached to a large blossom and another to an unfurling leaf, the smaller duck with a lotus bud, the base carved in low relief with a spray of swaying leaves, the pale gray stone with black patches 

Collection of Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg (1901-1982).
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 1st August 1980.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 228.

The carving is in overall good condition, with only scattered minute nicks including a small chip to the edge of the lotus pad.
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