Asian Art Day One - 19 May 2010
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A Moghul jade rectangular box
A Moghul jade rectangular box, with a sliding cover, carved in shallow relief with stylized scrolling flowers and foliage, supported on four shaped feet, the pale celadon stone with grey mottling and striations, 18th/19th century, minor damages, 11.6cm. (2)
Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough, purchased from John Sparks Ltd., for 24 guineas, and recorded in the Sparks archive.