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.