Fine Chinese Works of Art - 15 Nov 2022
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TWO CHINESE JADE CARVINGS OF AN ANIMAL GROUP AND A BAT
十八世紀 玉雕福壽及臥獸擺件 一組兩件
TWO CHINESE JADE CARVINGS OF AN ANIMAL GROUP AND A BAT
18TH CENTURY
One carved as a recumbent beast with a bird picked out in celadon, the other depicting a peach in white stone, with a bat in russet to the reverse, with a wood stand, 5cm and 4.9cm. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of Brian Tisdall (1934-2008) and Christa Tisdall (1936-88) who lived in Hong Kong from the early 1960s until 1987. Their collection was mostly formed in Hong Kong in the 1970s, they were advised by James C Y Watt and Brian McElney. James C Y Watt is a well known expert in early Chinese jades; Brian McElney is a renowned collector and connoisseur who founded the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath.
十八世紀 玉雕福壽及臥獸擺件 一組兩件
來源：Tisdall伉儷收藏。Brian Tisdall（1934-2008）及Christa Tisdall（1936-88）自1960年代至1987年居住在香港，大部分藏品都在1970年代購入，他們的藝術品顧問是James Watt 及 Brian McElney。James Watt是非常著名的高古玉專家，而Brian McElney亦是一位知名的中國藝術品藏家以及巴斯東亞藝術博物館的創辦人。
來源：Tisdall伉儷收藏。Brian Tisdall（1934-2008）及Christa Tisdall（1936-88）自1960年代至1987年居住在香港，大部分藏品都在1970年代購入，他們的藝術品顧問是James Watt 及 Brian McElney。James Watt是非常著名的高古玉專家，而Brian McElney亦是一位知名的中國藝術品藏家以及巴斯東亞藝術博物館的創辦人。