Asian Art I - 20th May 2015

Lot 323

A FINE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF PEACHES QIANLONG 1736-95 The fruits issuing from a...

Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £63000

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Description

A FINE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF PEACHES

QIANLONG 1736-95

The fruits issuing from a gnarled leafy stem, a lotus seed pod and flower to one side, a small chilong clambering to the other beside a lingzhi fungus, the stone with russet markings, raised on a carved hardwood fitted stand, 10cm. (2)

Provenance: given as a gift to the current owner by Adrian Maynard, chairman of Spink & Son in the 1960s.