Fine Chinese Works of Art, Paintings & Calligraphy - 22nd May 2018

Lot 86

TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS 18TH/19TH CENTURY One carved as a pair of chilong...

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000

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Description

TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS 18TH/19TH CENTURY One carved as a pair of chilong entangled in a spray of lingzhi, the other as Liu Hai climbing a gigantic gourd, with his toad to the reverse, 5.8cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.