Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 139
THREE SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER One formed as a three-legged toad
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1000
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Description
THREE SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER
One formed as a three-legged toad, another a curled dragon, its back decorated with C-scrolls, the third an ovoid bead with a spiral design, the stones in pale celadon, russet and brown, 3.7cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of Prof. Klaus J Mueller (1923-2010), acquired in Hong Kong in the 1960s and '70s.