Asian Art I - 15th November 2016
Lot 4
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY Formed as a crouching bird
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £28000
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Description
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY
Formed as a crouching bird, its feet tucked beneath its body, the feathers to its back naturalistically carved, the stone with russet markings, together with two agate carvings, one formed as a mythical ao, the other as an openwork peony flower, 16cm. (4)
Provenance: Lt. Col. Edmund Whitehead (1870-1945), an interpreter for the British Army who served in Beijing c.1890, and thence by descent.