Asian Art I - 23rd May 2012

Lot 42

Four Chinese jade carvings

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £420

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Description

Four Chinese jade carvings, one a sword sheath, one a small bead, another a cicada, the last a seated saddled horse, and a soapstone figure of a man, the stone in tones of celadon, grey and brown, the horse with a wood stand, minor faults, 11.3cm. (6) Provenance: formerly in the collection of an English gentleman, which was formed in the 1940s.