Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art - 15th July 2006

Lot 227

A good Chinese jade boulder carving

Estimate £15,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £15000

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Description

A good Chinese jade boulder carving, one side with a hermit in a mountain retreat sitting before a censer beneath a willow tree and cloud scrolls, the reverse with a pine and a maple tree growing beside a bridge over a stream, 18th/19th century, 19cm. Wood stand. (2) Provenance: Geoffrey Boumphrey, the well known encylopaediaist, and thence by descent.