Asian Art I - 20th May 2015

Lot 160

A RARE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SQUIRREL 18TH CENTURY Finely carved with its ears flattened...

Estimate £8,000 - £12,000

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Description

A RARE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SQUIRREL

18TH CENTURY

Finely carved with its ears flattened against its body and a wide-eyed expression, its paws outstretched with a bushy tail curling around its body, the stone with russet markings, paper label for John Sparks Ltd, 6.3cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Brodie and Enid Lodge of Flore House, Northamptonshire, and thence by descent.