Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 19
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'LYCHEE' CARVING QIANLONG 1736-95 Formed as two lychees issuing from a leafy...
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000
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Description
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'LYCHEE' CARVING
QIANLONG 1736-95
Formed as two lychees issuing from a leafy stalk, each finely incised with a geometric diaper design, carved with three small birds perching upon the larger fruit, the stone with some russet markings, together with a wood stand, 8cm. (2)
Provenance: from the jade collection of a gentleman, acquired in Hong Kong between 1951 and 1954.