Asian Art Day One - 19th May 2010

Lot 32

A Moghul jade rectangular box

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £7000

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Description

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.