A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A COCKEREL EARLY QING DYNASTY |

seated with its legs curled under the body forming a low stand, the head turned back and grasping two openwork stems in its beak, the lingzhi stem falling alongside the bird's right cheek with its leaf and cap brushing against the cockerel's body, a blossoming chrysanthemum stem emerging from the other side of the beak and its bloom resting on the bird's tail, the cockerel's comb and wattle carved in high relief and the wings and tail feathers articulated in low relief, the stone of a whitish-celadon color with scattered faint russet inclusions 

Roger Keverne, London, 8th April 2010.

Overall in good condition. With a few minor scattered nicks including one to the lingzhi scroll and one to the chrysanthemum leaf. The color of the stone is slightly whiter and warmer than in the illustration in the printed catalogue.
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.
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Compare a related cockerel, grasping a sprig of millet in its beak, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30th November 2017, lot 26. See also a similarly modeled figure illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1996, cat. no. 180.