A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' WATERPOT

LATE QING DYNASTY

The compressed body worked with a smooth surface, decorated in relief with a scaly dragon and a chilong clambering over each end, the stone with some minor white and russet inclusions, together with a wood stand, 12.8cm. (2)

Provenance: formerly the collection of Mrs Jackie Somerville-Roberts. Mrs Somerville-Roberts' father Leo Clasen, from Luxembourg, was in the steel industry and formed his collection between c.1945 and 1965.