Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 9
A Chinese celadon jade marriage bowl Qianlong/Jiaqing
Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £10000
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Description
A Chinese celadon jade marriage bowl Qianlong/Jiaqing, the oval bowl finely carved with twin fish to the centre, and with animal mask loose ring handles to the sides, the four feet carved as lingzhi, a paper label for John Sparks, raised on a reticulated foliate hardwood stand, 21cm. (2)
Provenance: Lt Col John Grenville Fortescue (1896-1969), of Dropmore, Buckinghamshire and Boconnoc, Cornwall, and thence by descent.