A LARGE CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE VASE

QIANLONG 1736-95

The flattened baluster body carved in relief with a continuous stylised lotus scroll design, the waisted neck similarly decorated, flanked by a pair of pierced flowerhead and acanthus leaf handles with loose rings, the dark-green stone with darker flecks and cloudy inclusions, 32.5cm.

Provenance: by direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017).