Asian Art Day One - 19th May 2010

Lot 141

A Chinese celadon jade vase

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £22000

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Description

A Chinese celadon jade vase, finely carved with a scaly sinuous dragon climbing up one side and with two smaller chilong dragons to the reverse, amidst cloud scrolls in shallow relief, the rim and foot with key fret bands, Qianlong 1736-95, together with a reticulated wood stand, 18cm. (2) Provenance: An important European private collection formed in the 19th century by a Russian nobleman and diplomat.