Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 76
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' HAT FINIAL
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £12000
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Description
A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' HAT FINIAL
MING DYNASTY
Carved in openwork with a sinuous dragon coiling itself amongst many flowering leafy branches, the beast with its mouth slightly agape revealing its sharp fangs, all raised on a gently domed oval base, the slightly convex underside with four small holes for attachment, 6.5cm across.
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.