A pair of Chinese celadon jadeite archaistic vases 19th century, each with asymmetric loose-ring animal mask handles, the flared body with square-section flanges and carved in shallow relief with taotie masks, together with a third gu-shaped vase of flared cylindrical form, the body with a central knop, carved as leaves with flowerhead flanges, each with a wood stand, 17.5cm. (6)

Provenance: Allan Gibson Hughes (1889-1938), of Chalfont, The Mount, Shrewsbury.