Asian Art I - 20th May 2015

Lot 311

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO GEESE QING DYNASTY The birds' bodies facing away from...

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO GEESE

QING DYNASTY

The birds' bodies facing away from one another with their heads arching over their backs, their feet tucked neatly beneath them, a millet stalk held in their beaks before them, 5.5cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1960s.