The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A rare spinach jade archaistic vessel and cover, fang ding
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period
清乾隆 碧玉仿古饕餮紋鼎式爐
of rectangular section raised on four cylindrical legs and flanked by upright handles supporting loose rings, carved on each face with a band of stylised taotie masks in shallow relief centered on toothed flanges, the cover similarly carved on each side with confronted dragons centered on toothed flanges, the cover surmounted by a dragon knop, the stone an even colour
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18.2 cm high