Asian Art Day One - 19th May 2010

Lot 140

A Chinese jade cup

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1600

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Description

A Chinese jade cup, the grey green stone carved as a melon with an elaborate openwork handle of tendrils, leaves, scrolls and flower heads, the base as a cinquefoil leaf, 18th century, a 2cm rim chip, 11.4cm. Provenance: An important European private collection formed in the 19th century by a Russian nobleman and diplomat.