A Chinese jadeite archaistic vase and cover 19th century, carved in shallow relief with taotie masks and acanthus leaves, with loose ring handles, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog holding a lingzhi fungus, two malachite snuff bottles, another in turquoise, and two turquoise figures, the latter with wood stands, 11cm. (9)

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