Asian Art I - 22nd May 2013
Lot 360
A Chinese white jade carving of a Mandarin duck 18th/19th century
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £8000
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Description
A Chinese white jade carving of a Mandarin duck 18th/19th century, crisply carved with finely defined plumage, holding a lotus flower in its beak and resting on a large lotus leaf, the stone with a few russet markings, 5.7cm.
Provenance: Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918-1984) and thence by descent.
十八/十九世紀 白玉雕荷塘鴛鴦把件
來源：英國赫佛加文·阿斯特男爵二世（1918-1984）收藏