Asian Art I - 12th November 2014

Lot 19

Two Chinese jade carvings of animals 19th century

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1500

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Description

Two Chinese jade carvings of animals 19th century, one depicting a recumbent horse, its head resting over its back, its hooves tucked beneath its body, the other a flattened fish, the stones in mottled russet and celadon-black, 8.8cm. (2)

Provenance: from the estate of Johanna Joan Austin, member of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1975-2013.