A GROUP OF FIFTEEN CHINESE CELADON JADE BELTHOOKS

A GROUP OF FIFTEEN CHINESE CELADON JADE BELTHOOKS

LATE QING DYNASTY

Each with the shaft terminating in an animal mask, one carved with a horse head, the others with mythical beasts, seven drilled with holes for suspension, most with small inclusions in the stone, 9.5cm max. (15)

Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.