A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO MANDARIN DUCKS

QING DYNASTY

Formed as a pair of Mandarin ducks gazing at each other, each bird detailed with a crest and feathers on their wings, with large lotus blooms and leaves around them, the pale greyish stone with some russet inclusions, together with a wood stand, 14.9cm. (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.