Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 96
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PEAR-SHAPED VASE
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PEAR-SHAPED VASE
QING DYNASTY
The compressed body raised on a short foot, carved in low relief to each side with roundels enclosing flowering branches of peony and prunus, the neck flanked by sprays of pierced lingzhi, the pale stone with some minor white mottling and russet inclusions, 13.5cm.
Provenance: formerly the collection of Mrs Jackie Somerville-Roberts. Mrs Somerville-Roberts' father Leo Clasen, from Luxembourg, was in the steel industry and formed his collection between c.1945 and 1965.