Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22 May 2018
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A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE MOGHUL-STYLE VASE AND COVER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
With a bulbous body carved in low relief with stylised petals beneath lappets, all supported on a flowerhead-shaped foot, the cover with a flower finial inset with a large ruby, 9cm. (2)
Provenance: formerly the collection of Hon. Evelina Rothschild and the Behrens family.
Cf. National Palace Museum, Exquisite Beauty- Islamic Jades. p.188, no.236 for a similar vase.